Student 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.
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
Tobacco Free U, The Bacchus Network
Information on
Cessation
Preparing to Quit
Medication
Relapse
How to Help a friend
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