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Article: UW HOSPITAL WANTS WORKERS TO QUIT -- SMOKING, THAT IS.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
- Article from:
- The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
- Article date:
- March 1, 2006
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Byline: Nathan Leaf
But after smoking for half a century, the 68-year-old is worried she won't make it unless she finds a way to quit the habit that's been with her for so long.
She's tried to quit before with little luck. Friese even used a nicotine patch but ended up in the hospital after a negative reaction to a high nicotine dose.
But now she's hoping that a new program offered through her employer, UW Hospital, will make quitting easier. "I'm really hoping this time that I can quit," said Friese, who is a housekeeper at UW Hospital's far East Side clinic. "I have two beautiful grandchildren ... How do you tell them 'Please don't ever ...