Quit Your Way
Tobacco Program: You’re Not Alone
Join a Group Quit session and get the support you need to Quit Your Way.
The Tobacco Free Florida AHEC Program offers FREE groups in the community to help people quit tobacco for good. Each group is led by a trained specialist who guides participants through the quitting process. They help identify triggers and withdrawal symptoms and brainstorm ways to cope with them. Groups are hosted at locations such as local public community centers, libraries, and hospitals. Groups are also available virtually. Join via Zoom on a phone, tablet, or computer or call in by phone. BBAHEC also offers private groups for locations such as worksites.
Call 850-224-9340 to sign up for a group near you.
Calendar
View the course calendar to find a class that works best for you.
Smoking and Covid-19: What You Need to Know
The scientific and medical community is just beginning to understand COVID-19 and the health implications of smoking or e-cigarette use. We do know that COVID-19 patients who smoke might be at higher risk for severe disease or death from COVID-19.
Program Goals
The overall goal of the Tobacco Free Florida AHEC Cessation Program is to strengthen the capacity of Florida’s healthcare system to deliver effective evidence-based tobacco use treatment, cessation, and prevention services throughout the state. The Program is evidence-based and uses the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Best Practices for Comprehensive Tobacco Control Programs.
Classes
Our classes are offered throughout the 14 counties of the Big Bend area.
Calendar
View the course calendar to find a class that works best for you.
Register
Register via e-mail at
Or call us at (850) 224-9340.
Or, call the Tobacco Free FloridaCessation Program toll-free at (877) 848-6696
Learn More About Benefits
Why Tobacco Cessation Classes?
As part of Tobacco Free Florida AHEC’s Cessation Program provides employers FREE on-site tobacco cessation resources. AHEC is the in-person option of Tobacco Free Florida’s Quit Your Way.
• We come to the worksite and teach tobacco users how to quit.
• FREE Nicotine Replacement: FREE nicotine patches, lozenges, and gum to help tobacco users cope with nicotine withdrawal symptoms (while supplies last and if medically appropriate).
• FREE Group Counseling: Is an effective and critical component of any quit attempt, and can double the success rate of quitting tobacco.
Increase Your Bottom Line
Did you know that tobacco use is the leading cause of lost production time? It ranks higher than alcohol abuse or family emergencies. According to the National Business Group on Health (2008), tobacco-related health and productivity lose cost employers $167.5 BILLION.
Program Partners
Neighborhood Medical Center
Apalachee Center
North Florida Women’s Care
Bond Community Health Center
Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare