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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
(E-mail info about events to go on this Calendar to alaofritcn@aol.com)
Thursday, November 15, 2001
Great American SmokeOut (r)- American Cancer Society. Call (401) 722-8480 or (800) 227-2345 or (800) 364-5520 for information.
Fighting the Good Fight -- 9th Annual RI Department of Health Tobacco Control Conference. 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. at Crown Plaza Hotel, Warwick, RI. Online regisration: www.smokefree.thewisdomgroup.net or call Lina Alba at (401) 222-3293.
April 2000 2 Kick Butts Day(r) - Campaign for TobaccoFree Kids
Friday, May 31, 2002 World No Tobacco Day - World Health Organization
Support for quitting smoking:
Freedom From Smoking® Club--For ongoing support or working up to the decision (FREE)
1st Thursday of the Month (7-8 p.m.) Nov. 1, Dec. 6, etc.
CARE New England Wellness Center, 15 Catamore Blvd, EAST PROVIDENCE
3rd Tuesday of the Month (7-8 p.m.) - Nov. 20, Dec. 18, etc.
CARE New England Wellness Center, 2191 Post Road, WARWICK
Call (401) 421-6487 for information on quitting, and ask about 7-session Freedom From Smoking® classes.
Lincoln, RI - Every Monday, 6:15-7:00 p.m. Support group provided by Lincoln Substance Abuse Prevention Task Force at the Lincoln Public Library, Old River Road, Lincoln. Open to anyone who has decided to stop smoking. Call 333-8469 with questions and to check dates/times.
South Kingstown, RI - First Wednesday of the month, 7-8 p.m. Health Center of South County, 1 River Street, Wakefield. Call Martha Brough at 783-0523 to confirm meeting dates and time, with questions about the support group, or for individual cessation counseling.
Nicotine Anonymous groups in Rhode Island (weekly):
Providence: Wednesdays, 6-7 p.m.
Broad Medical Building, 557 Broad Street, Providence Info: 421-6487
Woonsocket: Thursdays, 6 p.m.
Landmark Heart Center, 186 Cass Avenue, Woonsocket. 769-9355.
ON-LINE HELP
www.trytostop.org
www.quitnet.org
Check out the free on-line Freedom From Smoking® clinic on the national American Lung Association website: www.lungusa.org
For general tobacco information, including written information about quitting and links to other sites, check out the R.I. Tobacco Control Network's website at
www.ritobaccocontrolnet.com.