The Wellness Center

  1. The Wellness Center
  2. Smoking Cessation
  3. Individual Counseling
  4. Nicotine Replacement Therapy
  5. Resources
    1. Students
    2. Faculty & Staff
  6. N.C. Quit Line
  7. UNCG Policy
  8. Wellness Events Calendar  @studentevents.uncg.edu

If you're interested in The Wellness Center, please contact:

UNCG Smoking Cessation
Jason Robertson
Smoking Cessation Counselor
336.334.3190
jorobert@uncg.edu

Faculty/Staff Resources

On-Campus Resources

UNCG Wellness Center
Tobacco Cessation Services
The Wellness Center provides individual cessation services at minimal costs for faculty and staff. The cost for the first visit is $10.00 and $5.00 each visit thereafter. These visits include meetings with a Certified Tobacco Cessation Treatment Specialist. Additional cost may be associated with any Nicotine Replacement Therapy (i.e. patches, gum, lozenges, or prescription medication). For more information about the program please call 336-334-3190 or visit www.uncg.edu/shs/wellness/smoking.
Acupuncture
Acupuncture has been used for quitting smoking. The Wellness Center at UNCG offers acupuncture services to students, faculty, and staff. The acupuncture clinic is on Mondays from 9:00AM-1:00PM. The cost is $25.00 for students who have paid the student health fee and $40.00 for faculty/staff and students who have not paid the health fee. To make an appointment call 336-334-5340 (option 2). For more information visit www.uncg.edu/shs/services/acupuncture .
Massage Therapy
Many people smoke or use tobacco products to help them deal with stress. The Wellness Center offers students, faculty and staff another way to deal with stress. Through massage therapy, students, faculty and staff can get either an hour or half-hour massage to help them with whatever is causing them stress in their lives. The cost for massage therapy is:
  • Students who have paid the student health fee
  • Hour massage: $45.00 ˝ hour massage: $30.00
  • Faculty/Staff & non-fee paid students
  • Hour massage: $55.00 ˝ hour massage: $35.00
    • To schedule an appointment, you can contact the massage therapist directly. Their numbers and information as well as basic information about massage therapy is located at www.uncg.edu/shs/services/massage/
    Student Health Services Pharmacy
    Many people need assistance to quit smoking. Aids such as Over the Counter Patches and prescription cessation medications such as Buproprion, Wellbutrin, and Chantix are available at the Student Health Services Pharmacy. You can get prescriptions filled whether they were written by a Student Health provider, or your own primary care provider. Please visit www.uncg.edu/shs/pharmacy for more information or call 336-334-3348 to speak with a pharmacist.

    State Health Plan The state health plan offers support for persons who want to quit smoking. Individuals may receive up to 10-weeks of over the counter generic nicotine patches and have their $5 co-pay waived if they get support from a provider. Student Health Services can assist with this process, or your primary care provider may also work with you in obtaining the waiver. To read all of the information available about the program click here

    Telephone Resources

    North Carolina Tobacco Use Quitline (smoking and smokeless tobacco)
    1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669)
  • Trained tobacco quitting specialists
  • Can call back upon request to see how you are doing
  • Free and confidential help
  • English and Spanish
  • 8 a.m. midnight, seven days a week
  • TTY 1-877-777-6534 (for people with hearing disabilities)

  • www.quitnownc.org
  • www.quitlinenc.com
    • National Cancer Institute Quitline
    1-877-44U-QUIT (1-877-448-7848)
  • National Cancer Institute Quitline
  • Counselors
  • Records message
  • Mails information
  • Makes referrals
  • English and Spanish
  • 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday
    • American Lung Association Quitline
    1-866-QUIT-YES (1-866-784-8937)
  • Counselors
  • 8 a.m. - 8 p.m., Monday-Friday

    • On-line Resources

    Information and Support

    Boston University School of Public Health and American Legacy Foundation

  • www.quitnet.com
  • Resources for people trying to quit
  • Information about ways to quit
  • Support - chat rooms, bulletin boards

    • CDC TIPS How to Quit

  • Resources, programs and tips to help individuals quit smoking and stay smoke-free

    • National Cancer Institute, CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), American Cancer Society

  • www.smokefree.gov
  • Tools, information and support
  • Web-based interactive counseling

    • Complete Guide to Quitting American Cancer Society

  • Information about quitting smoking and smokeless tobacco

    • The Gay American Smoke Out

  • Information on opportunities for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered (LGBT) individuals to challenge themselves to quit smoking
  • Resources
  • How to Quit information

    • Quit Programs

    Freedom from Smoking® Online American Lung Association

  • Select Quit Smoking from top bar, then FFS Online Program from left column
  • FREE multi-module quit-smoking program
  • Set-up a free account to access FFS Online
  • Other resources also available

    • Massachusetts Department of Health

  • Smoking cessation program online
  • Assists both those wanting to quit and those who want to help a loved one quit smoking

    • Off-Campus Resources

    North Carolina Quit Smoking Quit Smart Instructors

  • Click on Quit Smoking Classes
  • Chose NC
  • Then look for your city or town
  • These services will cost money and insurance may or may not cover it. You will need to contact the instructor for cost

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    Page updated: 20-Jun-2008

    Accessibility Policy

    Student Health Services
    The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
    Anna M. Gove Student Health Center, PO Box 26170
    Greensboro, NC 27402-6170
    VOICE 336.334.5340
    FAX 336.334.5343