Edmonton, Canada      January 4, 2008

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Groundbreaking campus program helps smokers butt out

On the spectrum of tobacco addiction, Sharon Haponiuk had one of the worst cases. Smoking two packs a day from the age of 12, she would get up four or five times every night to quell her craving. "I really, really tried hard and struggled with it," said Haponiuk. She went through the usual round of nicotine replacement therapy, hypnosis and acupuncture. But she credits Dr. Stephen Patterson for making the biggest difference.

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