TOBACCO CESSATION OPTIONS FOR UND STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF
GROUP FREEDOM FROM SMOKING TOBACCO CESSATION CLASSES
(Free to students, faculty, and staff)
The NDPERS Tobacco Cessation Program will cover the cost of class for benefited employees and their dependents age 18 and older. The Office of the President will cover the cost of the class for students, non-benefited employees, their partners and their dependents age 18 and older who are not covered by NDPERS or any other insurance provider or program.
Location: UND Wellness Center
Contact Theresa Knox, Grand Forks Public Health, 787-8100, for details or to register.
HEALTH CARE PROVIDER VISITS
For medical evaluation and prescriptions
| Students |
Benefited faculty and staff |
Non-benefited faculty & staff |
Free office visits
Student Health Services McCannel Hall
777-4500
undstudenthealth.com
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If prescription for quit smoking aids needed, cost of visit to personal health care provider may be covered by NDPERS.
www.bcbsnd.com/ehealth/ndpersquit
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If prescription for quit smoking aids needed, patient responsible for cost of visit to personal health care provider. |
MEDICATIONS
Non-Prescription Medications
- The North Dakota QUITLINE offers free Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) medications for those who qualify.
- Benefited faculty, staff, and dependents 18 years of age and older have coverage for free Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) and other medications available through the NDPERS Tobacco Cessation Program.
- The Office of the President will cover up to $100 in Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) for eligible students, non-benefited employees, their partners, and dependents age 18 and older if they are not covered by any other program and they are enrolled in tobacco cessation.
- Non-prescription quit smoking medications including nicotine patches, gum, and lozenges are available for purchase by students, faculty or staff at the Student Health Services Pharmacy in McCannel Hall or at any local pharmacy.
Prescription Medications
| Students |
Benefited faculty and staff |
Non-benefited faculty & staff |
Prescription quit tobacco medications are available for purchase at the Student Health Services Pharmacy.
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Prescription quit tobacco medications are available for purchase at local pharmacies. Cost may be covered by NDPERS.
www.bcbsnd.com/ehealth/ndpersquit
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Prescription quit tobacco medications are available for purchase at local pharmacies |
ONLINE TOBACCO CESSATION (Free to students, faculty, and staff)
- American Lung Association, Freedom From Smoking www.lungusa.org
- Dr. Bob’s Quit Smoking Page http://unr.edu/homepage/shubinsk/smoke.html
- QuitNet, Quit All Together www.quitnet.com
- Smoke-free.gov http://www.smokefree.gov/
ONE-TO-ONE CESSATION COUNSELING
Telephone Cessation Counseling (Free to students, faculty, and staff)
North Dakota Tobacco QUITLINE for 701 area codes.
Call 1-866-388-QUIT (1-866-388-7848) or visit www.ndhealth.gov/tobacco/quitline.htm
218 area codes routed to MN Quitplan Quitline.
Visit With Cessation Counselor (Free to UND Students)
Student Health Services Health Promotion Office, Memorial Union
Call 701-777-2097 for an appointment.
SELF-HELP MATERIALS (Free to students, faculty, and staff)
Free Quit Tobacco Kits And Print Materials
Student Health Promotion Office, Memorial Union
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