Fw: Health Department Kicks Off 8th Nicotine Patch and Gum Program

Health E-News March 6, 2013 Health Department Kicks Off 8th Nicotine Patch and Gum Program More than 350,000 New Yorkers Participated in Program Since 2006 The Health Department begins its nicotine patch and gum program to help New Yorkers quit smoking. The program, in partnership with the New York State Smokers' Quitline, will run through Thursday March 21st. Now in its eighth year, the hard-hitting-media-driven nicotine patch and gum program has helped more than 350,000 New Yorkers in their efforts to quit smoking. In conjunction with the launch of the program, two of the most memorable ads will run on air, online, and in print. These ads, entitled "Separation" and "Cigarettes are Eating You Alive," show smoking's devastating health consequences as well as the impact it has on the families who lose smokers to illness. Learn more Follow us on Twitter To sign up for more e-mail updates, or to unsubscribe from this list, simply go to www.nyc.gov/health/email and select the Health Department updates you'd like to receive. Comment on this news service Please do not reply to this message.