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Quit Tips and Resources To Help State Employees Quit Tobacco Use

Quit Tips and Resources To Help State Employees Quit Tobacco Use. Brought to you by the 2009 NCDPH NC Division of Public Health Great American Smoke-out Committee. No. 1: Know Why You Want to Quit. To get motivated, you need a powerful, personal reason to quit. No. 2: Don't Go Cold Turkey.

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Quit Tips and Resources To Help State Employees Quit Tobacco Use

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  1. Quit Tips and ResourcesTo Help State Employees Quit Tobacco Use Brought to you by the 2009 NCDPH NC Division of Public Health Great American Smoke-out Committee

  2. No. 1: Know Why You Want to Quit • To get motivated, you need a powerful, personal reason to quit.

  3. No. 2: Don't Go Cold Turkey • Among those who try to stop smoking without a quit coach or medication, 95% end up relapsing.

  4. No. 3: Try Nicotine-Replacement Therapy (NRT) • Nicotine gum, lozenges, and patches can help double your chances of quitting successfully when used with the Quitline.

  5. No. 4: Ask About Prescription Pills • There are pills that reduce cravings by altering the areas of the brain affected by nicotine.

  6. No. 5: Don't Go It Alone • Tell your friends, family, and co-workers that you're trying to quit. • Combine Quitline with nicotine-replacement products or medication to boost your odds of success.

  7. No. 6: Manage Stress • One reason people smoke is that the nicotine helps them relax. Once you quit, you'll need another way to cope with stress.

  8. No. 7: Avoid Alcohol & Other Triggers • Certain activities may boost your urge to smoke • Alcohol • Coffee • After eating

  9. No. 8: Clean House • Toss all of your ashtrays and lighters • Wash clothes • Clean your carpets, draperies, and upholstery • Use air fresheners to help rid your home of that familiar scent

  10. No. 9: Try and Try Again • It's very common to have a relapse. Many smokers try several times before giving up cigarettes for good.

  11. No. 10: Get Moving • Physical activity can reduce nicotine cravings and ease some withdrawal symptoms.

  12. No. 11: Eat Fruits & Veggies • A Duke University study suggests these foods make cigarettes taste terrible. • Also, drink more water!

  13. No. 12: Choose Your Reward • Reward yourself by spending part of the money you save on something fun.

  14. No. 13: Do It for Your Health • Smoking cessation has immediate health benefits. It lowers your blood pressure and reduces your pulse after only 20 minutes.

  15. North Carolina Tobacco Use Quitline 1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669) Deaf Access TTY: 1-877-777-6534 Expert Quit Coaches – 8 a.m. to 3 a.m. 7 days a week Toll-free Confidential All North Carolinians - youth and adult Web Coach; Discussion Forums www.quitlinenc.com Funded by: NC Health and Wellness Trust Fund Administered by: Tobacco Prevention and Control Branch

  16. Tobacco Cessation Medications – First Line Long acting: Patch (NRT) (OTC) Zyban (bupropion) (Rx) Chantix (varenicline) (Rx) Short acting - Gum (NRT) (OTC) - Lozenge (NRT) (OTC) - Inhaler (NRT) (Rx) - Nasal Spray (NRT) (Rx) NRT - Nicotine Replacement Therapy OTC – Over the counter; can purchase without a prescription Rx – Prescription medication

  17. SHP Cessation Medication Coverage – startingJan. 2010 • Nicotine Replacement Therapy Patches with prescription: • $10 generic copay • $5 over-the-counter generic copay   • Buproprion (generic for Zyban):  $10 generic copay • Nicotine Nasal Spray: $35 copay • Nicotine Inhaler: $35 copay • Varenicline (Chantix): $35 copay

  18. For SHP employees enrolled in: NC Tobacco Use Quitline:1-800-QUIT-NOW 1-800-784-8669; TTY 1-877-777-6534 No need for a prescription 8 weeks of patches in two shipments For those enrolled in 4 call program Sent directly to your door Link to Instructions: http://www.shpnc.org/pdf/tobacco-cessation-benefits.pdf Free NRT Patches in Jan. 2010!

  19. Co-pay waived if receiving quit coaching from NC Quitline or your healthcare provider. Verification of quit support: Quitline or HCP completes form: www.shpnc.org/pdf/nrt-provider-cert.pdf Have SHP ID # ready for NC Quitline Provider/Quitline faxes completed form to Medco: 1-319-896-5904 Obtain prescription for OTC generic NRT patches Visit participating pharmacy to pick up NRT patches in two business days Link to Instructions: http://www.shpnc.org/pdf/tobacco-cessation-benefits.pdf SHP Help with NRT Patches – through Dec. 31. 2009

  20. Become an Exwww.becomeanex.org Web-based cessation program for adults Fun, edgy, interactive Personalized quit plan to: “Relearn life without cigarettes” Relearn habit Relearn addiction Relearn support Free and in English and Spanish

  21. Two booklets created by American Legacy Foundation in cooperation with Mayo Clinic – Ex Easy Read Booklet and Fotonovella

  22. Find them all at : http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/tobacco/quittingtips National Cancer Institute Fact Sheets: “Quitting Tobacco: Challenges, Strategies and Benefits”

  23. Government Tobacco Information Websites: • www.cdc.gov/tobacco • www.surgeongeneral.gov/tobacco

  24. NC Prevention Partners http://www.quitnownc.org/quitnow http://www.ncgoodhealthdirectory.com

  25. You quit. Two quit.www.youquittwoquit.com • Informational website for and about working with women who: • Are pregnant, planning a pregnancy • New mothers struggling to quit or stay quit • For friends and family • Health Professionals UNC Center for Maternal and Infant HealthFunded by North Carolina Health and Wellness rust Fund

  26. You Quit. Two quit.

  27. Healthy Start Foundationwww.nchealthystart.org If You Smoke And Are Pregnant Oh Baby! We Want To Keep You Safe From Secondhand Smoke

  28. Positively Smoke Free Specially for people living with HIV Prepares you for your 4 week quit date Focuses on your issues Quotes, facts, & lots of interesting info Total of 8 sessions – one per week Won’t let you jump ahead www.positivelysmokefree.com Jonathon Shuter, MD, Montifiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY 2009

  29. Resources for Youth Project Aspire – A smoking prevention interactive experience for youth: www.mdanderson.org/aspire My Last Dip – An on line program for age 14 - 25 who use spit or smokeless tobacco:www.mylastdip.com

  30. The more websites, books, articles, quitlines, etc. used for a quit attempt the higher the likelihood of success. Medications plus Quitline can more than double your chances of quitting for good.

  31. Tobacco Prevention and Control BranchDivision of Public HealthNorth Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Main Ph: 919-707-5400Fax: 919-870-4844 www.tobaccopreventionandcontrol.ncdhhs.gov

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