Livingston County Health Department to offer classes to help smokers quit

 
PONTIAC – The Livingston County Health Department, in partnership with IHR Counseling Services, is offering free Courage to Quit smoking classes starting in January. For many the start of a new year is a chance to make some healthy changes. Quitting tobacco is one of the healthiest decisions you can make. Within the first 48 hours of quitting tobacco a person’s sense of smell and taste improve and nerve endings start to regrow. After the first few months of being smoke-free, coughing, shortness of breath, and sinus congestion decrease; and overall energy increases. A person who smokes a pack a day spends on average $3,276 per year on cigarettes. Session one begins January 4th at IHR Counseling Services in Pontiac. For more information and to sign up, contact the Livingston County Health Department.