Individual and Group Based

• Tricare Smoking Cessation Program: http://www.tricare.mil/tobaccocessation
  
  • Counseling (Individual and Group)
    • Counseling Services:  Smoking cessation counseling from a TRICARE-authorized provider in the United States
    • TRICARE will cover two quit attempts each year.
    • A third quit attempt in the same year may be covered with physician justification and pre-authorization.
  • Smoking Cessation Medications: Medications at no cost, including both prescription and over-the-counter (OTC)
    • You must have a prescription from a TRICARE-authorized provider for any smoking cessation medication, including OTCs.
  • 24/7 Quitline: TRICARE Tobacco Quitline Regional Numbers
    • TRICARE North Region: 1-866-459-8766
    • TRICARE South Region: 1-877-414-9949
    • TRICARE West Region: 1-888-713-4597
  • TRICARE’s UCANQUIT2
    • http://www.ucanquit2.org/
      • Opportunity to learn more about stopping tobacco use
      • Assistance with developing a personalized plan for quitting
      • Can create a personal or public blog
      • Live online help around the clock including access to expert coaches to get answers about quitting tobacco
      • Texting program that provides daily motivation, or join us on social media to chat with others who are working to become tobacco free
      • Cessation support locator

Group Based Tobacco Cessation Programs

• Freedom from Smoking, American Lung Association
  • www.lung.org/stop-smoking/how-to-quit/freedom-from-smoking/
  • 1-800- LUNG USA
    • The Freedom From Smoking® group clinic consists of eight sessions. It is delivered by an American Lung Association-trained facilitator in a small-group setting (usually 8–10 people), so participants get personalized attention. At the same time, individuals benefit from the support of their peers, who are going through the same stages at the same time.
• Freshstart, American Cancer Society
  • www.cancer.org             
  • 1-800-227-2345
    • Freshstart® is a group-based tobacco cessation support program offered by the American Cancer Society.

Quitlines

• 1-800-QUIT-NOW
• TRICARE Tobacco Quitline Regional Numbers
  • TRICARE North Region: 1-866-459-8766
  • TRICARE South Region: 1-877-414-9949
  • TRICARE West Region: 1-888-713-4597

Tobacco Cessation Apps and Social Media

• SmartPhone Apps
  • QuitSTART App http://smokefree.gov/apps-quitstart
  • NCI QuitPal http://smokefree.gov/apps-quitpal
  • NCI QuitGuide http://smokefree.gov/apps-quitguide

• Social Media
  • Text to Quit
    • http://smokefree.gov/smokefreetxt
      • SmokefreeTXT is a mobile text messaging service designed for adults and young adults across the United States who are trying to quit smoking. The program was created to provide 24/7 encouragement, advice, and tips to help smokers quit smoking and stay quit.

Helpful Tobacco Cessation Websites and Publications

• http://betobaccofree.hhs.gov/
• www.smokefree.gov
• www.ucanquit2.org
• www.cdc.gov/tobacco
  • Publication Catalog: http://nccd.cdc.gov/osh_pub_catalog/Home.aspx

• www.cancer.org
• www.lung.org/stop-smoking/how-to-quit/freedom-from-smoking/