Tobacco Cessation

Want to quit smoking or using tobacco? Quitting tobacco is a complex process and sometimes it takes several quit attempts to get it right. At EHPP, our motto about quitting tobacco is: “Never quit quitting!”

UNM employees and their adult family members can take advantage of FREE individual tobacco treatment counseling at either Employee Occupational Health Services located at the Family Practice Center or at the EHPP offices located at Johnson Center. Sessions are focused on individual needs and usually last 30-45 minutes. Topics of discussion often include nicotine replacement therapy, formulating a good quit plan and emotional support. Call Rhonda Miranda at 277-4996 to sign up for your appointment.

UNM Main Campus Smoke Free Environment

UNM HSC Smoke Free Environment

Additional Tobacco Cessation Resources:

1. The www.smokefree.gov/ site is run in cooperation with the National Cancer Institute, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute of Health, US Department of Health and Human Services and First Gov. This site offers an online guide to quitting and IM (instant messaging) or telephone support.
2. Lovelace has Stop Tobacco for Optimal Prevention (S.T.O.P.) - telephone support and materials to help members who wish to stop smoking or using tobacco products.   Call 232-1844 for more information.
3. The New Mexico Department of Health is offering FREE nicotine patches, lozenges or gum to tobacco users from New Mexico who enroll in the “Quit for Life” program. Call 1-800-QUIT NOW (1-800-784-8669), a specialized help line where New Mexicans can be connected to specialists to help you quit through a plan and telephone support.  For more information from the New Mexico Department of Health, visit www.thestink.org or call 1-800-QUIT NOW.

For more information contact: Rhonda Miranda at 277-4996.