Smoking Information & Helpful Links on Quitting

Smoking is the #1 cause of preventable death in the U.S., causing over 393,000 deaths per year. Secondhand smoke is a serious health hazard for people of all ages and is estimated to cause close to 50,000 deaths each year.

Smoking can cause many diseases, including lung cancer, mouth cancers and heart disease. It can also cause a cough that won't go away, and it may make it hard for you to breathe.

It sounds easy to "Just say no" to drugs, alcohol and tobacco, but it may not be so simple. Don't allow anyone or anything to convince you that it's okay to smoke.

Self-Management Help:

• Exercise Close to Home
• HEALTHPLEX at the RMC Annex
• HEALTHPLEX of RMC - Branchville
• HEALTHPLEX of RMC - Holly Hill
• HEALTHPLEX of RMC - St. Matthews
• HEALTHPLEX of RMC - Santee
• Orangeburg County YMCA
• RMC Services
• After Hours Care
• Daily Food Diary
• Blood Pressure Log
• Fitness Diary
• Patient-Requested Lab Tests
• Community Calendar- Monthly events, services, support groups activities and health screenings.
• RMC Primary Care/Family Practice Physicians - These doctors provide prevention, diagnosis and treatment for a wide variety of illnesses and for patients of all ages
• RMC Primary Care - RMC operates a total of seven Primary Care Offices located in Orangeburg (2), Bamberg, Branchville, Holly Hill, North and
  St. Matthews.
• RMC Cardiologists - Cardiologists specialize in diseases of the heart, lungs and blood vessels and manage complex cardiac conditions such as heart attacks and life-threatening abnormal heart beat rhythms.
• Monthly Dinner/Lunch & Learn - On the third Thursday evening of each month, RMC offers a “Dinner & Learn” program, and on the third Friday RMC offers a “Lunch & Learn” program. Seating limited; pre-registration required. A free meal will be provided.
• Health Topic of the Month - Each month, RMC features a health topic and previous health topic information is also included.