Smoking cessation programs and other resources are listed by city or region.  For details, click on the name of the city or region.  Additional information about each program or resource can be obtained from the contact person or office listed.

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Bon Secours Wellness Services
Mary Immaculate Hospital, 2 Bernardine Drive, Newport News, VA 23602
Web site: http://www.bonsecourshamptonroads.com

For information, call the Maryview Medical Center contact:
Laurie Kaiser
(757) 398-2010 x-1   Email: laurie_kaiser@bshsi.com

Program Description: This hospital-based clinic is open to any adult referred by their Primary Care Provider.  It consists of an individual intake with a physician referral, 7 group sessions (held once a week), and aftercare support sessions for one year.  Also offering 4-week educational program.

Program Services: Face-to-face counseling, group counseling, supervised medication support (nicotine replacement or Zyban), and relapse prevention counseling (for recent quitters).

Program site is wheelchair accessible and accessible by public transportation.  Employer-based program fees may be reimbursable by insurance.    Languages:  English

Location:
Clinical Associates of Tidewater
12695 McManus Boulevard, Bldg. #8, Newport News, VA 23692
(757) 877-7700      Website: www.quitsmart.com

Contact:
Naomi S. Goldblum, PhD, Clinical Psychologist, private practice    Email: catnn@widomaker.com

Program Description:
"QuitSmart" was developed at the Duke Medical Center Stop Smoking Clinic.  This program combines brief cognitive-behavioral training with hypnosis to achieve cessation in 3-4 sessions.  Participants receive a course guide, hypnosis tape & cigarette substitute.  Individual sessions are 45-50 minutes.  Naomi Goldblum, PhD, is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist with 16 years experience and a certified hypnotherapist with the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis.

Program Services:
Face-to-face counseling, group counseling, hypnosis with cognitive/behavioral counseling.

The program site is wheelchair accessible and accessible by public transportation.  Services are available  to cigarette, cigar & pipe smokers and smokeless tobacco users.

Languages: English