It’s costly and difficult to smoke in West Virginia. In addition to the deadly health consequences they ultimately suffer, smokers are restricted to where they can light up in public, The bottom line: It costs plenty to smoke in the Mountain State. With the estimated price of a pack of brand name cigarettes at $3.94, the cost for smoking one pack per day for one year is a whopping $1,438. 10.

But there is hope. Contact McDowell County’s new Smokeless Tobacco Coordinator Kathy Bailey at 938-2036. Bailey can help you to overcome the addiction to spit tobacco and she can put you in contact with Donald Reed, a Certified Tobacco Treatment Specialist who can help you overcome the addiction to smoke tobacco. Bailey and Reed services are provided free to everyone.