Quit Smoking Cigarettes Organization Inc.

Cessation Counseling Services

The Quit Smoking Cigarettes Organization Inc. is a non-profit 501(c)(3) that provides Cessation Counseling Services for those who want to become smoke-free.Scholarships are available for those who would like to take part in our programs but are in need of financial assistance.

The Quit Smoking Workshop

The Quit Smoking Cigarettes Organization is offering a three-hour Quit Smoking Workshop.

Employer Sponsored Seminars

We visit businesses and work with employees during their lunch break. It's a great way to show your concern and appreciation. The one hour program is presented by a national certified counselor specializing in addiction and recovery. Follow-up individualized cessation counseling is available in person or online. The cost of the program is $29.95 per attendee.

Cessation Counseling Online

Through the latest video conferencing technology we present live online Cessation Counseling .Our Breath Easier one hour Cessation planning program and our three hour Quit Smoking Workshop are available using your computer and a telephone. Our small group sizes ensure that everyone has a voice and that the program address each participants individual needs. The presenter is Alina Taylor MA, NCC a National Certified Counselor who specializes in addiction and recovery.

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Clinical Hypnosis

Clinical Hypnosis is credited for helping a lot of people quit smoking.

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Marijuana Cessation

Cessation Cruises

We help people end long-term marijuana usage. Cessation Cruises enable people to escape their everyday influences while making the transition. Follow-up counseling is available.

We also offer cessation seminars and counseling both face-to-face and online.

Your participation in our marijuana cessation program is confidential. A certificate of completion can be provided upon request.

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Positive Results of Quitting

Once you quit smoking, your body begins to recuperate immediately. You don’t have to wait years to reap the benefits of not smoking. The American Cancer Society has outlined the repairs that your body begins to make within minutes of putting out your last cigarette.

 20 Minutes:

• Pulse rate drops to normal

• Blood pressure drops to normal

• Heart rate drops to normal

• Circulation improves

• Body temperature in hands and feet increase to normal

 8 Hours:

• Carbon monoxide blood level drops to normal

•  Oxygen level in blood increases to normal

• Cigarette odor on breath disappears

• Individual begins to feel generally better

 24 Hours

• Chance of heart attack begins to decrease

 48 Hours

• Nerve endings in nose and mouth begin to regrow

• Ability to smell and taste are increased

• Mucous begins to clear from the lungs

 2 Weeks – 3 Months:

• Circulation improves

• Walking becomes easier

• Lung function increases up to 30%

 1 Month – 9 Months

• Decrease in: coughing, sinus congestion, fatigue & shortness of breath

• Lung cilia have re-grown, increasing the lungs’ ability to clean themselves

• Overall increase in energy level

 1 Year:

• Excess risk of coronary heart disease is half that of a smoker

 5 Years:

• Lung cancer death rate decreases by half

10 Years:

• Lung cancer death rate is now equivalent to that of a non-smoker

• Pre-cancerous cells are replaced by healthy cells

• Risk of other cancers (mouth, throat, bladder, etc.) decreases

15 Years: