Other places to get help are through the Washington State Tobacco Quit Line at 1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669) or contact a "quit coach" using the new Click to Call service sponsored by the Washington State Department of Health. These services are confidential and free to Washington residents.

For WWU Faculty, Staff & Retirees

Uniform Medical Plan Enrollees:
UMP website: https://www.quitnow.net/ump/
Smoking Cessation Program: Quit For Life Program
Phone: 1-866-QUIT.4.LIFE (866-784-8454)
Note: Other programs are not covered.

Group Health Cooperative Enrollees:
GHC Website: http://www.ghc.org/products/freeclr.jhtml
Smoking Cessation Program: Group Health - Quit For Life Program
Phone: 1-800-462-5327
Note: Other programs are not covered.

Kaiser Permanente:
Uses the HealthMedia Breathe™ smoking cessation program. Contact Kaiser Permanente at 1-800-813-2000 for more information. For phone counseling, contact the Washington State Tobacco Quit Line at 1-800-QUIT-NOW.

For WWU Students

Please contact the WWU Student Health Center at (360) 650-3400 for more information.

Activities & Events

Every year, smokers across the nation take part in the American Cancer Society’s Great American Smokeout® by smoking less or quitting for the day on the third Thursday of November. The event challenges people to stop using tobacco and raises awareness of the many effective ways to quit for good.

Articles

Enter "quit smoking + articles" into your favorite search engine to find websites similar to this:

StopSmokingToday.com

Resources

American Cancer Society
American Heart Association
American Lung Association
Center for Disease Control & Prevention
National Cancer Institute
Smoking Cessation Clinical Trials
Washington Health Foundation