A new program to help Moorpark College students and faculty quit smoking started on Jan. 26.

The Cessation Program is designed to approach the fulfillment of quitting smoking successfully for students, faculty and staff and will be held at the Student Health Center on the forth Tuesday of every month at 4:30 p.m., according to the Moorpark Campus Cessation Program’so flyer.

Moorpark College nurse, Allison Barton, hopes that this will decrease the already low smoking rate the college campus has obtained.

“Though MC has a fairly low smoking rate, there are still many people we can help to make this healthy change, for themselves, their friends and family, and for the overall health of our campus,” said Barton via e-mail.

Carly Pearlman, 18, undecided major, believes that this program will be beneficial for students who choose to quit smoking.

“I think its great that Moorpark has a program like that,” said Pearlman. “It definitely would be beneficial especially if they can get it for free or a cheaper price than they could elsewhere.”

Although Moorpark College has had cessation services in the past, Barton said this new approach gives the campus an important resource that the campus did not have for two years.

“Up until recently, Ventura County Public Health Tobacco Education has supported cessation services for MC students by providing nicotine replacement products such as patches and gum for those wishing to quit using tobacco,” said Barton. “Two years ago they restructured their program leaving MC without this important resource.”