Smokefree Communities Coalition - Community-based partnership committed to reducing the number of deaths and illnesses attributed to tobacco use.  The Smokefree Communities website has information about tobacco prevention and advocacy for all of the 10 county Barren River Region.  For more information call Joyce Adkins at 781-8039 ext. 138 or Carol Douglas at 781-8039 ext. 144.

Cooper Clayton Smoking Cessation Program - an effective method to becoming a non-smoker.  Each participant will use a type of nicotine replacement product (gum, patch, or lozenge) for a weekly cost of $20.00, which covers the amount of their nicotine replacement product.  Cost for Medicaid recipients and Kentucky State employees is $15.00 per week and must show proof of eligibility.  Using these products will minimize nicotine withdrawal.  Meetings will be held once a week for 13 weeks.  Over the course of the program, participants will learn different techniques to handle the triggers that prompt cravings.  This program is also successful for people who use spit tobacco.  All facilitators are healthcare professionals who received instruction through the Cooper Clayton training course.  Facilitators have been trained in evaluation individual smoking patterns, introducing behavior modification techniques, leading group discussions, and minimizing relapse.  For more information or to sign up for a class, please contact Carol Douglas at (270) 781-8039 ext. 144.