Erin Lavery, Senior Supervisor, Service Delivery:   A recent article in Yahoo! News outlines how Americans who smoke have increased their tobacco intake since the economic downturn has begun. This trend is alarming to those of us in the business of helping people quit smoking, but it&r... [More]

Erin Lavery, Senior Supervisor, Service Delivery:   Sometimes, the last thing our participants want to hear from a helping professional is, “I know how you feel.” It makes them wonder if we really do. Even though many of us have quit in our past, we are separated from that ... [More]

Erin Lavery, Senior Supervisor, Service Delivery:   I can spot them by the words they choose. These participants say things like, “My husband says I should quit” or, “My doctor says that I should stop smoking before the surgery.” They talk a lot about what ... [More]