Medical Services Cancer Care Freshstart Smoking Cessation Find a Location Find a Doctor Cancer Care Menu About Our Cancer Care Program Your Cancer Care Team Your First Visit Breast Center Power Lunches Cancer Care Cancer Treatments DigniCap Scalp Cooling System Radiation Therapy Center for Precision Medicine and Genomic Health BRCA Testing Hereditary Cancer Program Proactive Genetic Screening Clinical Research Freshstart Smoking Cessation Smoking Cessation Resources Success Stories Palliative Care Patient Testimonials Resources Cancer Resource Center Clinical & Support Services Frequent Numbers Specialty Cancer Care Clinics Neuro-oncology Tristate Gynecological Oncology Freshstart is a FREE 4-week smoking cessation program developed by the American Cancer Society and offered to you by St. Elizabeth Healthcare. The program is designed to help you, the adult smoker, take charge of your efforts to quit smoking or using other forms of tobacco. The program makes maximum use of your time with group interaction to help support your quitting goals and individualized attention to figure out what will work best for you. For more information or to register for the next session, please call (859) 301-5570. Call today. It can be your start to a new life without cigarettes! Beware of These Myths "Smoking low-tar cigarettes is healthier." Wrong. This is true with machine testing, but people don’t smoke like machines. They become more efficient smokers by inhaling deeper and smoking more. "It’s just a matter of will power." Wrong. Nicotine in cigarettes is highly addictive, it is not easy but this addiction can be broken. "If you fail to quit the first time, you’ll never be able to quit." Wrong. On average it takes 8-10 attempts. You learn something new each time, so never give up. Upcoming 4-week Sessions For more information about each session click on the links below. Mondays, April 8 through April 29 5:30 -- 6:30 p.m.; St. Elizabeth Edgewood Doctor's Building Jessica Brungs Taking that first step to quit smoking is the hardest part for many people. For St. Elizabeth Healthcare Nurse Jessica Brungs, it was a step she knew that she needed to take – and the Freshstart Smoking Cessation program was just the thing to help her take it. JESSICA'S STORY What dangers do E-Cigarettes Pose to Children? A new report published in "Pediatrics" says that some of the products used in e-cigarettes pose serious dangers to children. Experts at St. Elizabeth Healthcare have shared how to protect against those dangers. LEARN MORE