NKU Wellness

There's no right way to quit, just your way.  Instead of dreading the process, embrace the journey.

Step one:

Take the time to understand what's involved in your journey and how to avoid the landmines along the way. The Wellness Center strongly endorses the following 2 references. Check out these immensely helpful guides written by an ex-smoker turned smoking cessation expert, VJ Sleight.

• Tips to Win at Quitting Smoking

This guide is full of tips, ideas, exercises and suggestions to help you be successful at becoming smoke-free. Quitting can feel like putting a puzzle together with all the pieces upside down. By following this Tip Book, one by one, the pieces are turned over and slowly you can put them together to create a personalized quit plan to be successful.

• Crush Your Butts

Step two:

Now choose your path by becoming familiar with the variety of resources listed below. Choose the ones that work for you.

One on One Support

EMPLOYEES

NKU Health Coach
Meet with Linda, NKU Health Coach and smoking cessation facilitator, to set a personalized plan for smoking cessation. This is a free, on-campus resource available to all NKU employees. Call 572-7780 to schedule your one-on-one appointment. You may schedule as many appointments as needed. Nicotine Replacement Therapy samples and discount coupons available through health coaching.

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Find online resources and support or schedule an appointment to meet with an EAP counselor who can help with an individualized support plan (receive up to 8 appointments free of charge for NKU employees).
www.aetnaeap.com (log in with company ID: MYNKUEAP) or 1-888-AETNA EAP

Students
To get support for your Quit Efforts contact Rachel Bishop, Student Wellness Manager at bishop2@nku.edu.

Online Support

Smokefree.gov
Freedom from Smoking®
Become an Ex
Nicotine Anonymous
Northern Kentucky Health Department

Telephone Quit Line Support

Kentucky Quit Line
    • Call 1-800-Quit Now (1-800-784-8869) for one-on-one counseling from 8am-1am (EST).

National Cancer Institute's Quitline:
    • Call 1-877-44U-QUIT (1-877-448-7848) for tobacco counseling in English and Spanish.

American Cancer Society:
    • Call 1-800-ACS-2345 (1-800-227-2345) to get your questions answered about quitting smoking, every minute of every day.

American Lung Association:
    • Call 1-800-LUNG (1-800-586-4872) to speak with a registered nurse or registered respiratory therapist about smoking cessation.

Support for quitting chew, dip, spit and other forms of smokeless tobacco

My Last Dip
www.mylastdip.com
My Last Dip is a free Web-based intervention that is designed to help smokeless tobacco users quit.

Kill the Can
www.killthecan.com
Free resources and tools to help dip, snuff, and chewing tobacco users quit. Along with useful information, it offers a support forum and a live quit chat room.

Nicotine Replacement Products and Chantix™

GETQUIT Support Plan
Information sponsored by Pfizer describing the drug Chantix™ and a free support program including a step-by-step guide and telephone support line at 1-877-CHANTIX.

Committed Quitters
For people using the Nicorette™ patch, lozenge/mini lozenge or gum to quit smoking, outline a quit plan, timeline and get help from professionals.

Click here for a link to the NKU Smoking Policy: 2006 NKU Clean Air Act