Free Smoking Cessation Classes Begin July 9 at PVCC
Paradise Valley Community College will host free smoking cessation classes on campus beginning July 9.
The six-week session runs through August 13 and is held at the Kranitz Student Center, Rm 212 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
The class is offered by the Maricopa County Tobacco Use Prevention Program.
According to the Maricopa County Tobacco Use Prevention Program (MACTUPP) website, “tobacco products contain nicotine which is a highly addictive substance. Nicotine actually changes the way the brain reacts and affects your moods and actions. The truth is if you are currently smoking or chewing tobacco daily, you are probably addicted to nicotine. Scientists believe nicotine changes brain chemicals. Nicotine increases the brain chemical, dopamine, which is located in the pleasure center of the brain. Your body becomes used to the increased dopamine levels and its gratifying affects. When you stop using tobacco, the dopamine levels go down and you begin to feel the withdrawal symptoms.â€
To register, please contact the Maricopa County Tobacco Use Prevention Program (MACTUPP) at 602-327-7272 .
To learn more about tobacco addiction, quit tips, and more, please visit www.mactupp.org
What:
Free Smoking Cessation Class
When:
July 9 through August 13, 2007
6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Where:
KSC Room 212
Who:
Offered by the Maricopa County Tobacco Use Prevention Program
Cost:
Free