Martin's Point Offers Smoking Cessation Support Groups in Portland and Windham

Martin's Point Health Care offers a weekly smoking cessation support group that is open to the public and free of charge. The group meetings are held at the Martin's Point Health Care centers in Portland and Windham.

Participants do not need to be a Martin's Point patient to take advantage of the program, which provides information and support for individuals either trying to quit or interested in learning about quitting. Topics covered include nicotine patches and other methods, dealing with weight gain, health risks and emotional and psychological concerns.

Registration is not required. The sessions are held on Mondays at 5 p.m. in Portland at the Health Education Center at Martin's Point, 331 Veranda Street; and on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. at the Martin's Point Health Care center at 739 Roosevelt Trail in Windham. For additional information, call 828-2497 or 1-800-260-6081. (When a Monday is a holiday please call first to make sure the meeting will still be held.)

People seeking advice and help quitting smoking also are encouraged to call the Maine Tobacco Helpline at 1-800-207-1230.

Martin’s Point, a not-for-profit health care provider with facilities in Portland, Brunswick and Windham, Maine, and in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, serves patients in the areas of family practice, internal medicine, pediatrics, surgery, radiology, cardiology, and mammography, as well as other fields.

The Martin's Point Health Education Center has a variety of related resource materials that includes publications and videos. The center also offers information and classes that focus on a host of other topics, ranging from weight loss to disease management. For additional information, visit online at www.martinspoint.org.

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