Quit Now: Resources for Tobacco Cessation

Wake County:

Counseling
Individual counseling sessions offered upon request.  Please contact Ronda Sanders at 212-9292 or Robin Cassidy, ANP at 212-9498 to schedule.
Cost: FREE

Medications

Chantix, Zyban, and the Nicotrol Inhalers will not be available through our Cigna Plan.  However, Robin Cassidy, ANP (212-9498) and David Damsker, MD (250-4549), will still be available to employees to write prescriptions for Chantix and the Nicotrol Inhaler for your convenience which will allow you to save the co-insurance for a doctor’s visit.  To qualify for a prescription, you'll need to complete a medical screening questionnaire that helps ensure that this option is suitable for you.    If it is not, other options will be discussed with you to help you beat the habit, including taking advantage of our free smoking cessation classes.  Please call Robin Cassidy, ANP at 212-9498 to sign up for the classes.

Other Resources:

CIGNA: Quit Today
www.cignabehavioral.com

American Lung Association: Freedom From Smoking Program
www.ffsonline.org
Individual self-help internet smoking cessation program. Includes a chat board to talk to other people trying to quit.
Cost: FREE

WhyQuit.com
www.whyquit.com
Individual self-help internet program. A combination of cessation sites that emphasizes quitting “cold turkey”.
Cost: FREE

The National Cancer Institute
Smokefree.gov
Provides Instant Messaging cessation counseling as well as printable materials.

Quitline
North Carolina Tobacco Use Quitline
Call: 1-800-Quit-NOW

Call the hotline to receive free coaching from trained counselors. Receive tips & techniques to stay tobacco free, get help in developing a Quit Plan and information about Staying Quit. Unlimited counseling from 8:00am-midnight 7 days a week to offer proven strategies for quitting.