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Stop-smoking programs

More than half of all people who smoke try to quit in any given year. But quitting is difficult because smoking is addictive.  Giving your employees access to an effective stop-smoking program significantly increases the number of employees who will be successful in their attempts to quit. Individuals who use a tailored stop-smoking program are more than five times as likely to quit successfully, compared to individuals nationwide. [1,2]

The cost to connect your employees to an effective stop-smoking program is minimal. Everyone in Minnesota has access to a tailored stop-smoking program.

 

Endnotes

  1. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota.  BluePrint for Health stop-smoking program.  Unpublished data, 2007
  2. Annual smoking-attributable mortality, years of potential life lost, and economic costs – United States, 1995-1999.  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.  April 12, 2002;51(14):300-303.

Ready: Lay the groundwork for success
  • Gain leadership support for reducing employee tobacco use
  • Involve employees via an employee wellness committee
  • Use data to set goals and measure progress toward those goals
Overview Tobacco-free workplace policy Stop-smoking programs Covering the cost of quit medications

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