Grandparents and their families gathered at the North Shore-LIJ Center for Tobacco Control (CTC) to recognize the annual Great American Smoke Out, which encourages people of all ages to stop smoking. Grandchildren of some the program’s recent graduates gave their grandparents congratulatory posters for quitting smoking and clearing the air. With a combination of professional support and therapies, CTC’s free six-week, smoking-cessation program has a success rate of 85 percent for those who attend at least three-quarters of the program.
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| Brianna Conseillant, 5 (left), and her sister, Gabriella, 6, present a handmade poster to their grandmother, Marie Alexis-Torok of Queens Village, for quitting smoking. Ms. Alexis-Torok quit smoking two years ago with the help of the CTC. |
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| Former smokers and graduates of the CTC’s program celebrate the Great American Smoke Out with their families. From left: Marie Alexis-Torok and her granddaughters, Briana and Gabriella Conseillant, of Queens Village; George Kaden of Garden City holds a picture of his grandchildren; Gary Jackson, grandfather of 10, with his daughter, Angela, of Massapequa; and Sharon and Jerry Circlione of Glen Cove, with their grandsons, Lucas and Sammy. |
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| Sharon and Jerry Cirlincione of Glen Cove accept artwork from their two grandsons, Sammy, 3, and Lucas, 4 ½. Mr. and Mrs. Cirlincione are proud to be smoke-free after more than four decades of smoking. |
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