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"Smoking is one of the leading causes of statistics."
- Fletcher Knebel
Cigarette smoking is the number one cause of preventable death and disability. Smoking-related illnesses such as cancer, heart disease, stroke and emphysema continue to kill more smokers than accidents, alcohol, street drugs, homicides and AIDS combined! In Canada last year, 37,000 people died from tobacco-related illness. This is equivalent to a 737 jet plane crashing without any survivors every day for a year!
"Giving up smoking is easy...I've done it hundreds of times."
- Mark Twain
You are not alone - nicotine, the drug in cigarettes and smokeless tobacco, is one of the most addictive substances known. It is considered to be as addictive as cocaine or heroin.
The Central Island Smoking Intervention Clinic (CISIC) provides comprehensive counselling and effective treatments for smoking cessation. Private or group counselling is available from a smoking cessation physician specialist for smokers who want to be free from tobacco addiction for good.
"First You Smoked Now You Live" - NEW cessation guidebook
Dr. Poteryko's new book, "First You Smoked Now You Live," is a self- directed guidebook which details the clinic's 7 week smoking cessation program. It has inspiring stories from clinic patients and useful tools to help you break free for good! The book complements the many strategies outlined in the Derek Squared Production, "Quit Quitting: Hospital Bedside Smoking Intervention" movie.
This book is NOT available in bookstores!! It can only be purchased for a limited time at local pharmacies like Anchor Pharmacy (1450 Waddington Road, Nanaimo, B.C.), Save On Foods - Terminal Park pharmacy, Pharmasave - Westhill Centre, Pharmasave - Southgate, Costco Pharmacy and a number of other selected stores in Nanaimo. The cost of this helpful book is $24.99.
To purchase "First You Smoked Now You Live" online (add $5.00 shipping and handling): Check out the Weedless Wednesday web launch of "First You Smoked Now You Live" with Dr. Poteryko reading the Introduction from the book...
Contact: mediatherapybooks@gmail.com