New session of Quit Smart beginning; other tobacco cessation options available
August 23, 2012
WorkLife Programs is offering a class designed to help people have success quitting smoking.
A new session of Quit Smart is available for registration on the West Lafayette campus. Beginning Sept. 4 and running through Oct. 18, the six-session class will meet from 3:30 to 5 p.m. at the State Street Office Facility (SSOF), 1601 W. State St. Amber Simons, worklife wellness specialist, will facilitate.
Quit Smart combines powerful treatments to help participants break free from tobacco. Participants attending this class will learn to ease off nicotine, use their mind to help, use a hypnosis CD and decide whether to use medication to break the habit.
Those looking to complete a tobacco cessation program to avoid the $500 additional premium in 2013 have several options. Classroom, phone and online tobacco cessation programs are available for all campuses.
To waive the $500 additional premium on all pay in 2013, tobacco users must complete an approved program between Sept. 1 and the last day of 2013 benefits open enrollment.
Registration for the phone and online programs is available in WorkLife Programs' online registration system. After participants register, they can check on the details anytime under "My Enrollment." Participants completing an online or phone program will need to turn in a certificate of completion to their campus wellness program.
More information on approved cessation programs is available at www.purdue.edu/hr/worklife/health/tobaccoCessation.html, or you may contact your campus program:
* West Lafayette: 49-45461, worklife@purdue.edu
* Calumet: 219-989-2709, lowry@purduecal.edu.
* Fort Wayne: 260-481-6647, tillapau@ipfw.edu.
* North Central: 219-785-5519, kgardin@pnc.edu.
For all Purdue health plans, some nicotine replacement therapy items, both over the counter and prescription, are covered 100 percent with no copay for a 180-day supply.
For complete details, check www.purdue.edu/hr/worklife/health/tobaccoCessation.html. A visit to a health care provider to get prescriptions is also paid at 100 percent.
For more information on the tobacco-user additional premium, visit www.purdue.edu/benefits.
