Education

When you see patients, take these 3 easy steps to help them become tobacco free. It takes less than 3 minutes to

• Ask every patient at each encounter about his or her tobacco use and document their status.
• Advise every tobacco user to quit. Use a clear, strong, and personalized message about the benefits of quitting.
• Connect patients who want to change their tobacco use to the Quitline. We work with patients at any step of their quit journey. When providers make the connection, patients are 3-11 times more likely to enroll in the program.

The Quitline commercial tobacco cessation program uses clinically proven methods to achieve some of the highest quit rates in the country. We help more than 450 people a day in their journey to quit tobacco. With a 37 percent responder quit rate for those who use coaching and nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) and a 90 percent participant satisfaction rate, we are confident in our ability to help your patients live tobacco free.

We have created a series of brief videos (less than 3 minutes each) to learn more about treating commercial tobacco use and how our program can help.

• How the Quitline Works
• Ask, Advise, Connect Brief Intervention
• How to Talk to Patients About Tobacco

Participants can enroll in the Quitline by telephone. Once enrolled, they will gain access to these program offerings:

• Trained coaches to prepare a quit plan, set a quit date, identify tobacco triggers, manage cravings, and address relapses. Our standard program includes up to 5 coaching sessions. Coaches are available 7 days a week.
• When offered by the state, full pharmacotherapy program including nicotine replacement therapy (NRT), education, and coordination of pharmacy benefits.
• Planning and educational materials, either through our website or on paper, to help participants map out their road to quitting tobacco.