Smoking Cessation

Are you ready to quit? Even if you’ve tried before, there are new medications and approaches that can help you quit for good. Help is available. Start by contacting your health plan to see if they offer a free smoking cessation program.

Other places to get help are through the Washington State Tobacco Quit Line at 1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669) or contact a "quit coach" using the new Click to Call service sponsored by the Washington State Department of Health. These services are confidential and free to Washington residents.

Smoking Cessation Programs

For UW Faculty, Staff & Retirees

Uniform Medical Plan Enrollees:
UMP website: http://www.freeclear.com/ump/
Smoking Cessation Program: Free and Clear
Phone: 1-800-462-5327
Note: Other programs are not covered.

Aetna Public Employee Plan Enrollees:
Aetna website: http://www.aetnahca.com/tobacco_cessation.html
Smoking Cessation Program: Free and Clear
Phone: 1-866-784-8454
Note: Other programs are not covered.

Group Health Cooperative Enrollees:
GHC Website: http://www.ghc.org/products/freeclr.jhtml
Smoking Cessation Program: Free and Clear
Phone: 1-800-462-5327
Note: Other programs are not covered.

Kaiser Permanente:
Uses the HealthMedia Breathe™ smoking cessation program. Contact Kaiser Permanente at 1-800-813-2000 for more information. For phone counseling, contact the Washington State Tobacco Quit Line at 1-800-QUIT-NOW or contact the Hall Health Center.

For UW Students

Hall Health Center offers a tobacco cessation program free to all students, $40 for all others.

Activities & Events

Every year, smokers across the nation take part in the American Cancer Society’s Great American Smokeout® by smoking less or quitting for the day on the third Thursday of November. The event challenges people to stop using tobacco and raises awareness of the many effective ways to quit for good.

Articles

Enter "quit smoking + articles" into your favorite search engine, or visit one of these links:

QuitSmokingHelp.net
QuitSmoking.com
StopSmokingToday.com

Resources

American Cancer Society – log in using “husky”
American Heart Association
American Lung Association
Center for Disease Control & Prevention
National Cancer Institute
Smoking Cessation Clinical Trials
Washington Health Foundation

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