Smoking Cessation
Improve your health and feel better by breaking the habit. Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death and can cause cancer, stroke, heart disease and numerous other diseases1. Most tobacco users have a hard time quitting. Nicotine is very addictive which makes it hard to kick the habit.
There are several resources available to help you quit tobacco and stay tobacco free, including:
- Live Tobacco Free Austin
- Texas Tobacco Prevention and Control Program
- Smokefree.gov
- yesquit.org
- quitnow.net
For more information about these resources, visit ERS’ tobacco cessation page.
Extra resources
More tobacco and smoking cessation programs, including access to the “Kicking the Habit” presentation, and some prescription drugs are available at no additional cost to eligible HealthSelect participants. If you have questions or want more information about quitting tobacco, contact a BCBSTX Personal Health Assistant at (800) 252-8039. If you have questions about prescription drug coverage for tobacco cessation, please contact your HealthSelect of Texas Prescription Drug Program.
1Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (n.d). Smoking and Tobacco Use. retrieved from: https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/php/data-statistics/smoking-cessation/index.html