Wellness Resources

Smoking Cessation

• Great American Smokeout 2009!
  The American Cancer Society holds the Great American Smokeout® every year on the third Thursday in November. This year the Great American Smokeout® will take place on November 19, 2009. The purpose of the event is to set aside a day to help smokers quit smoking, quit using tobacco products, for at least one day, with the hope that they will quit completely.Read More...
  
  
• American Cancer Society -- Quitline
  The ACS Quitline was developed based on Public Health Service Clinical Practice Guidelines for Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence. All Counselors receive extensive training on Stages of Change toward healthy behavior, a central feature of addiction counseling. Also, the program emphasizes the principles of Motivational Interviewing and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy. Quitline counseling is augmented by self-help materials designed to help tobacco-users to effectively plan for their quit attempt and provide techniques proven to reduce the likelihood of relapse. Finally, all callers receive a follow-up call at 3, 6 and 12 months to evaluate the effectiveness of counseling as well as to reconnect the caller with Quitline services if they have returned to tobacco use.

  All states are mandated to have an arrangement with ACS to provide smoking cessation services for their residents. The type of program offered will vary by state, but here is what is provide, at no charge, to Texas residents:

  • 3, 4, or 5 telephonic counseling sessions (number provided is based on current smoking status)
  • Self Help Guide
  • Referral to free and fee-based community resources
  • Residents of Beaumont, TX, Port Arthur, TX, El Paso Texas, and Travis County have access to nicotine replacement products at significantly discounted prices.

  For more information go to www.YesQuit.com or call 1-877-YES QUIT (1-877-937-7848).

  
  
  
• Quit Key
  BeWellatTMLIEBP enrollees receive a 20 percent discount on QuitKey products.

  For your convenience, you have a choice of order over the phone or through the QuitKey website. To order by phone, call toll-free 1-800-543-3744 and identify yourself as a BeWellatTML enrollee. To order over the website, simply visit https://www.lifesignusa.com/secure/order/order_QuitKey.aspx?af=tml and complete the order form.

  With each QuitKey , you'll receive:

  • QuitKey Program
  • QuitKey Program Guide
  • "21 Best Kept Secrets of Successful Quitters" CD
  • Easy To Install Keychain

  QuitKey alters your smoking routine and eases you off cigarettes gradually. QuitKey reminds you when to smoke and when not to smoke. Step by step. Hour by hour. One day at a time.

  • Stage 1 (7 days): You smoke at your normal rate and use the QuitKey smoke button to record every cigarette you smoke. QuitKey uses this information to form your personal quit plan.·
  • Stage 2 (14 to 34 days): QuitKey helps you follow your quit plan by prompting you when to smoke. Each day you smoke less and gradually reduce you nicotine dependence while preparing yourself to quit for good.

  There are many benefits of using QuitKey:

  • Gradual Self Help - You break your habit at your own pace
  • Person - Your program is based on your habit
  • Flexible - Adjusts if you have a bad day
  • Scientifically Based - Combines the best nicotine withdrawal knowledge with behavior modification principles, http://quitkey.com/research.html
  • Convenient - QuitKey is a hand-held computer on a keychain
  • Free Support Home - Just pick up the phone to reach our QuitKey Support Staff
  • Safe and Natural - Uses no drugs or gimmicks
  • Proven - Clinically tested by major medical research institutions
  • Pays For Itself - Costs less than two months' worth of cigarettes for the average smoker