Everybody loves a quitter.

Stop smoking with Start to Stop™, our smoking cessation program.

Studies show that smokers assisted by a health care provider have a greater chance of quitting smoking. We created this program to help those over 18 kick the habit.

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Personal one-on-one consultation with a nurse practitioner or physician assistants includes:*

A nicotine addiction assessment.
A customized smoking cessation plan. We can recommend nicotine replacement therapies or prescribe medications when clinically appropriate.
A visit summary that we can send to your primary care provider.

Facts about quitting:

Cigarette smoking is the number one cause of preventable disease and death worldwide.**
Smokers who try to quit can double or triple their chances by getting counseling, medicine or both.^†
Smoking causes about one of every five deaths in the United States each year.^††
On average, adults who smoke cigarettes die 14 years earlier than nonsmokers.^§
After 24 hours, your risk of heart attack begins to decrease.^§§
After one year, your risk of heart disease decreases to half that of a current smoker.^§§
After 5 to 15 years, your risk of stroke is the same as a person who never smoked.^§§

Why wait? We're...

Conveniently located inside CVS/pharmacy.
Open 7 days a week, including evenings and weekends.
No appointment necessary.
Most insurance plans accepted.

Learn more about quitting.

You've decided to stop smoking, but how?

This video offers a few suggestions.

Nicotine replacement therapies can help.

See what aids are available and how they work.

^*Follow-up visits may be recommended at an additional fee. Services and age restrictions vary by state.

^**Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2009. Available at http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_249.pdf

^†Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

^††Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Smoking-Attributable Mortality, Years of Potential Life Lost, and Productivity Losses—United States, 2000–2004. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2008;57(45):1226–8. http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5745a3.htm accessed Mar. 11, 2011.

^§Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Annual Smoking-Attributable Mortality, Years of Potential Life Lost, and Economic Costs—United States, 1995–1999. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2002;51(14):300–3. http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5114a2.htm accessed Mar. 11, 2011.

^§§Office of the Surgeon General. Tobacco Cessation — You Can Quit Smoking Now! http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/tobacco