DREXEL HILL - It’s a fact: most people try to quit smoking 5 to 7 times before they become smoke-free. To help those who want to stop smoking, Crozer-Keystone Health System’s Community Health Education department is sponsoring “Freedom from Smoking” programs.

This program is offered free of charge through funds provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Health in collaboration with the Delaware County Office of Behavioral Health. Free nicotine replacement therapy (nicotine patch, nicotine gum or nicotine lozenge) is available to participants in these group programs.

An orientation meeting for the “Freedom from Smoking” program will be held at the following location and time: Nov. 6 at 5:30 p.m. in the First Floor Conference Center at Delaware County Memorial Hospital, 501 N. Lansdowne Ave., Drexel Hill.

For more information about this program, or to sign up for a session, contact Crozer-Keystone’s Community Health Education department at (610) 447-6009.