Adult Programs
Ash Kickers Smoking Cessation Program
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Our Ash Kickers class is designed for adult smokers who desire to quit. The program consists of eight one and a half hour sessions that meet over seven weeks. The orientation and first three sessions are held at weekly intervals. Participants quit smoking on the third session and meet for the fourth session two days later. The fifth, sixth and seventh sessions are also held weekly. Enrollment costs $70, but financial aid is available for those in need.
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To enroll in the Ash Kickers Smoking Cessation Program, please call (408) 998-5865. You may request a registration form over the telephone. If your insurance covers the cost of smoking cessation, we would gladly honor it.
Ash Kickers Smoking Cessation® For You and Your Baby
Ash Kickers Smoking Cessation® For You and Your Baby recognizes that pregnancy is a time of increased stress, emotional and physical changes, and new demands on time. This step-by-step quit smoking program includes a 32-page full-color manual, a poster-size progress calendar, a special exercise chart for expectant mothers, and a pocket reminder.
Ash Kickers Smoking Cessation® in 20 Days and A Lifetime of Ash Kickers® Kit
Ash Kickers Cessation® in 20 Days and A Lifetime of Ask Kickers® Kit includes a step-by-step guide to quitting smoking, and a maintenance manual for those who have just quit smoking. Staying quit is the hardest part of quitting smoking, so this 28-page manual helps new non-smokers to stay quit for good. The guide provides suggestions on how to stay quit while dealing with issues such as controlling weight, coping with social situations as a nonsmoker, and dealing with cravings.
In Control® A Video Ash Kickers Cessation® Program
In Control® A Video Freedom From Smoking® Program is a video-based, quit smoking program. Participants watch one 9-minute video segment everyday for 13 days. Each segment provides motivation, encouragement, and specific techniques on how to become a permanent nonsmoker. The In Control® Program includes the video, a 124-page viewer-s guide, and an audiocassette featuring relaxation techniques. This program can be used by individuals or in-group settings.
Ash Kickers Cessation® Clinic
Ash Kickers Cessation® Clinic is an 8-session group-support program, led by expert facilitators. The program uses a positive behavior change approach, teaching smokers how to become nonsmokers. Special attention is given to developing a quitting strategy, dealing with recovery symptoms, controlling weight, managing stress, assertiveness techniques, and staying off cigarettes.
Ash Kickers Club
Ash Kickers Club is a program designed for newly quit smokers who have successfully completed the Ash Kickers Cessation® program. Because two-thirds of all relapse cases among newly quit smokers occur within ninety days after the quit date, Breathe California suggests that the Ash Kickers Clubs meet six times within the critical three month period following the conclusion of the Ash Kickers Cessation® clinic.
The purpose of the Ask Kickers Club is to provide group support and problem solving to prevent relapse. Group members continue practicing their new non-smoking habit after the end of the Ash Kickers Cessation clinic. The Ash Kickers participants will serve each other as resource persons providing encouragement and support during this often-difficult period of the quitting process.
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