Patient Education - Tobacco Cessation

Tobacco is extremely addictive.
Studies have shown that tobacco can be harder to quit than heroin or cocaine!
Chewing tobacco gets you hooked on nicotine, similar to the way cigarettes do.

To successfully walk away from tobacco, it is best to get medical help from your doctor and ask for support from your family, and friends.

Your Community Health Center can offer you quitting medications and professional counseling:

If you are uninsured, you can receive your quitting medication free of charge!

If you are on Medicaid you can obtain Chantix� with a prior authorization.

If you are insured you can choose whether to use your insurance or to take advantage of the special Community Health Center medication pricing.
Whichever option is less expensive.

You can receive professional counseling sessions by telephone (up to five sessions lasting 40 minutes each)

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Reasons to stop smoking

Steps to Better Health

Tobacco Cessation Counseling

Tobacco Cessation Medication

Reasons to stop smoking

Smoking is the leading preventable cause of death in the USA. Smoking is the leading preventable cause of death in the USA.

Smoking is associated with heart disease, lung disease, cancers of the lung, mouth, throat, voice box (larynx), esophagus, pancreas, kidney, and bladder.

Smoking also speeds up mental decline in men and women over age 65.

Smokers are also four times more likely to have age related blindness and to suffer from erectile dysfunction.

Quitting smoking significantly reduces the risk of cancer; 15 years after quitting, a former smoker's risk is almost as low as that of someone who has never smoked.

Why not get started today?

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Steps to Better Health

	Let your health care providers at this clinic know that you would like to quit using tobacco.
	You will be given a form to fill out to receive counseling from the Utah Tobacco Quit Line. The quit coaches will help you through the challenge of quitting and greatly increase your chances of success.
	Your doctor will help you determine which smoking cessation medication will be the most effective for you.
	Set a quit date with the help of your Quit Line counselor and start taking the medication when directed.
	Ask for the support of your family and friends as you make this change for the better.
	Stop smoking on your quit date and stay away from all of your old tobacco use triggers.

Think of all the benefits of quitting!

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Tobacco Cessation Counseling

When you are trying to do something difficult, like quitting tobacco use, it helps to have someone on your side who can help you reach your goal. The Utah Tobacco Quit Line has experienced counselors who speak a variety of languages.

When you sign up for counseling from the Utah Tobacco Quit Line you will be able to receive:

	An assessment of what you need to stop using tobacco
	A personal plan for quitting, developed by you and your quit coach
	A quit kit to walk you through the quitting process step-by-step
	Professional counseling sessions by telephone(up to five sessions lasting 40 minutes each)
	Referrals to cessation classes
	Nicotine Replacement Therapy (the patch) if you qualify as uninsured

For more quitting support you can also visit Utah QuitNet.

At www.utahquitnet.com you can:

	Find science-based smoking cessation resources.
	Get quitting tips and advice from experts.
	Get support from the QuitNet community.
	Create your own quit smoking plan.
	Get help when you need it and have fun!

Don't try to fight this alone. Get an experienced coach in your corner!

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Tobacco Cessation Medication

A number of prescription medications are offered under the program:

	Bupropion SR 150 MG Tab
	Chantix 0.5 MG Tab
	Chantix 1 MG Tab
	Chantix Cont Mth Pk Tab
	Chantix Strt Mth Pk Tab
	Wellbutrin SR 150 MG Tab
	Zyban Adv Pak 150 MG SR Tab
	Zyban Refill 150 MG SR Tab

The length of treatment for all medications under the program is 12 consecutive weeks, except Chantix, which can be continued for another 12 weeks if you and your doctor decide it is necessary.

Please Note:
You must be an established patient of a Community Health Center to receive these prescription medications. Many Community Health Centers are at or near capacity and may not be able to take you as a patient. If you are not currently a Community Health Center patient, please call (801) 716-4609 so we can help you establish a relationship with another AUCH member clinic to receive tobacco cessation treatment.

We can help you get back on the road to better health!

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