Smoking cessation classes offer individualized plans

Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian and the American Lung Assn. will offer smoking cessation classes to the public.

The program is led by certified instructors and offers special attention and an individualized plan for participants.

Smokers will be shown how behavior modification, proper diet and nutrition and the management of stress through relaxation can help them become a nonsmoker, alleviate the symptoms associated with recovery, and resist the urge to return to smoking.

Sessions began June 4 and will continue every month through November from 7 to 9 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays.

Participants may enroll at any time for an eight-week session. The cost is $95, and classes meet in the Hoag Memorial Conference Center, Room 3 (Lower Campus).

For information, and to register, call Cheryl Kosky at (949) 764-6596.

— Sue Thoensen