Support For Smokers Considering Quitting

Quitting smoking isn't easy. Some people in Grand Forks are taking that step toward learning more about quitting with Freedom From Smoking classes.

Students go through 8 sessions. They learn what kind of smoker they are and what triggers them to want to smoke. They also develop a quit plan and help keep each other from relapsing. Students say a smoking ban in Grand Forks may help people want to quit, but it may be met with a lot of resentment at first.

Harry Feilen/Smoker: "Some think it's ridiculous, I guess I'm probably the exception to the few that smoke-I don't mind the ban in bars. My wife does not smoke and we've been to bars and come home smelling like a smoked cigarette."

A smoking ban is still just an idea. Smoking is still allowed in businesses like bars and truck stops in Grand Forks.

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