UAMS offers help to stop smoking

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences will hold small-group Freedom from Smoking workshops from 4 p.m.-5:30 p.m. for seven Wednesdays, beginning Wednesday.

Participants receive oneon-one support, hear firsthand stories from former smokers, and get information on nicotine replacement therapies, healthy eating habits and stress management.

The Freedom From Smoking program uses materials provided by the American Lung Association.

Arkansas has the third-highest adult smoking rate in the nation, with the percentage of adults who smoke at 24.7 percent.

The workshops will be in Room 10104 on the 10th floor of the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute. There is no cost to participate.

Registration is available by contacting certified tobacco treatment specialist Pat Franklin at (501) 944-5934 or plfranklin@uams.edu.