Smoking Cessation
The Ohio Tobacco Quit Line is a free phone service that can help Ohioans quit smoking. CareSource has teamed up with the Quit Line to offer eligible members a stop-smoking patch that can be mailed to their home without a prescription when they call the quit line at 1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669).
When members call, they receive:
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Free support and service from an experienced quit specialist.
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A personalized quit plan and self-help materials.
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Information about medicines that can help them quit.
A free four-week supply of a stop-smoking patch is available. If members continue counseling through the line, they can get a four-week refill. Members are asked to have their CareSource member ID number with them when they call.
Quit Line callers are five times more likely to succeed than those who try to quit on their own. If you have CareSource patients who use tobacco, please let them know about the Quit Line and encourage them to call. We appreciate your support.
Smoking intervention includes the 5 A’s strategy
There is solid evidence that physician intervention has a positive impact on a patient’s efforts to stop smoking. There are several intervention strategies designed to help health care providers cover the bases when talking to patients about smoking habits.
The following 5 A’s strategy is adapted from the U.S. Public Health Service clinical practice guideline, Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence.
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Ask.
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Advise.
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Assess.
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Assist.
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Arrange.
This approach is endorsed by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) for use with pregnant patients during routine prenatal office visits as well. Please discuss smoking cessation with all of your CareSource patients. If you don’t have a comprehensive intervention tool, please consider this easy-to-remember approach.