Vim & Vigor - Winter 2011 - North Mississippi - (Page 6)

Carolyn Page kicked her smoking habit with help from the ACT Center. The ACT classes meet at two convenient locations: • The Tupelo ACT Center, NMMC Wellness Center 1030 S. Madison St. For more information, call: 662-377-5787 or visit www.nmhs.net/community_health.php. • The Iuka ACT Center, NMMC-Iuka classroom, 1777 Curtis Drive. For more information, call: 662-423-4675 or visit www.nmhs.net/iuka_act.php. Quit Smoking. Call Today! ACT Now! Get help to stop smoking—for good CaLL “I decided then that I was tired of smelling like smoke and tasting smoke all the time,” Page says. “I didn’t want anything to do with cigarettes anymore.” C Losing the CrutCh She and her husband, who was also a smoker, joined the free class, and she soon realized she had her own support group to help her quit. “I really enjoyed hearing the others’ reasons for quitting and what worked for them. We laughed a lot, but we also learned a lot from each other’s experiences,” she says. “Smoking was a crutch for me, and I’m proud that I don’t have to have that to lean on now.” Page says she often hears people say they don’t want to quit because they fear that they will gain weight. “Admittedly, I gained about 10 pounds when I first quit, but I’ve lost that now. That is absolutely not a reason to keep smoking,” she says. “I wish I had quit a long time ago. I breathe better, my hair doesn’t smell and others can tell a difference in me. I just feel so much better without the cigarettes.” arolyn Page of New Albany picked up smoking at age 11, and as she approached her 50th birthday, she decided it was time to put down cigarettes for good. A little more than two years ago, Page saw information posted in a Tupelo doctor’s office about the ACT (A Comprehensive Tobacco) Center, which helps people quit using tobacco and stay tobacco-free using a proven, evidence-based approach. A Recipe for Success Treatment available through the ACT (A Comprehensive Tobacco) Center involves: • One intake session to determine if this is the best program for you and give you the opportunity to ask questions. • Six one-hour treatment sessions to help you develop the skills you need to quit and stay quit. • Follow-up sessions for up to one year to increase your chances of staying quit permanently. Medications are optional, and all counseling and medications are free to Mississippi residents. There is no penalty program. Patients can go through the program as many times as needed to quit. “When people get help quitting, they are twice as likely to be successful,” says Stephanie Carr, who teaches the classes in Iuka. “We have had so many success stories come out of this program, and hope to see many, many more.” Learning to Cope Beth Davis, a former smoker who is a certified tobacco treatment specialist, says the class format gives people accountability and an outlet to work through their problems with quitting. “The No. 1 thing I hear from people who have tried to quit and gone back to smoking is that they could not stop because they are too stressed out,” she says. “Life is absolutely going be stressful sometimes. So in class, we really focus on learning to cope with stress and how to deal with it in a healthier way than smoking.” NMMC-Iuka is also an ACT Center site, and in October 2009, Nell Causey of Iuka took advantage of the fact that the classes were offered in her hometown. “I’ve been smoking since I was 20 and only tried to quit one other time,” she says. “I used nicotine patches and managed to quit for 15 days. This time it was for real—I knew it was time to stop. I haven’t picked up a cigarette since I started this class.” 6 Vim & Vigor • W I N TER 2 011 http://www.nmhs.net/community_health.php http://www.nmhs.net/iuka_act.php

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Vim & Vigor - Winter 2011 - North Mississippi

Vim & Vigor - Winter 2011 - North Mississippi
Contents
Opening Thoughts
Getting Back to Life
ACT Now!
Lingering Memories
Accumulating Accolades
Back in Action
Supplementary Knowledge
Keys to Survival
Clearing the Air
Mark Harmon of NCIS fame makes 60 look good
This One’s for the Girls
Life After a Loss
Do Your Diabetes Homework
Healthy Returns
Care for the Caregiver
Gaining Control
Moving Forward
Catch the Spirit

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