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Jump to full article: NJ.com blogs, 2009-11-19
Author: New Jersey Local News Service
Intro: LEBANON TOWNSHIP-- The grounds of Hagedorn Psychiatric Hospital are now smoke-free, making it the last of the state psychiatric hospitals to prohibit smoking anywhere on campus.
The Lebanon Township hospital has for more than a year implemented smoking-cessation programs, according to a Division of Health Services' (DHS) press release.
"This initiative mirrors what is being done at hospitals, medical centers and corporations throughout the country and supports the DHS' efforts to embrace a system that focuses on wellness and recovery," said DHS Commissioner Jennifer Velez. "We must help our patients break the cycle of nicotine addiction and live longer, healthier lives."
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