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It's a challenge because "smoking is an addictive process with a lot ofdaily rituals that are hard to break," says Barry McMillen, a national experton smoking cessation and supervisor of Hazelden's smoking cessation program,Your Next Step, one of the few residential programs in the country, and theonly one that uses the Twelve Steps. McMillen has 36 years of experiencesmoking and almost 15 years in recovery from nicotine. He is available tooffer tips to quit smoking, provide alarming stats on the costs and impact ofsmoking, and also speak about the hope for recovery from tobacco.
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"Think 'One Day at a Time,'" McMillen said. "The idea of quitting forevercan sound impossible or too difficult to even bother. But you can handlequitting smoking for a 24-hour period -- and if that sounds too challenging,you can focus on 'one hour at a time.'"
For more information on Hazelden's Your Next Step program, call800-257-7800 or visit http://www.hazelden.org/quitsmoking
About the Hazelden Foundation
Hazelden, a national nonprofit organization founded in 1949, helps peoplereclaim their lives from the disease of addiction. Built on decades ofknowledge and experience, Hazelden's comprehensive approach to addictionaddresses the full range of patient, family, and professional needs, includingtreatment and continuing care for youth and adults, research, higher learning,public education and advocacy, and publishing. Hazelden has facilities inMinnesota, Illinois, New York, and Oregon.
SOURCE Hazelden Foundation
