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Quit for Life: It Could Happen to You

Difficult to quit? Yes. Impossible to quit? Not quite. More than 1,000 carpenters, spouses and dependents have become tobacco free through Quit For Life. If it worked for them, it just might work for you.

If you smoke, you might get more than a little irritated by people preaching about the health risks of smoking. You've heard every plea, every argument, every threatening statistic a hundred times. Maybe you're to the point that you don't even listen anymore.

Everyone knows about the destructive effects of smoking, but only a smoker knows how truly difficult it is to quit. That might explain why many people continue to smoke anyway–not because they enjoy it, but because they're convinced it's impossible to quit.

Difficult to quit? Yes. But impossible? Not quite. Here's some encouraging proof: More than 1,000 of our own carpenters, spouses and dependents have become tobacco free through a program called Quit For Life. If it worked for them, it just might work for you.

What makes Quit for Life successful is the way it combines counseling and medication to address different dimensions of tobacco addiction. If you tried but failed to quit in the past, this is the program you should try the next time you're ready to quit.

"Don't do it alone" is the number-one rule for quitting tobacco. That's why Quit For Life matches you up with a Quit Coach who has at least 240 hours of training In behavior counseling. This training gives your Quit Coach the skills to help you identify thought patterns and situations that trigger your desire to smoke.

All counseling sessions are conducted over the phone. You'll receive up to five sessions, about one per month, arranged around your schedule. You'll also have unlimited, toll-free access to a Quit Coach any time you need help getting through a tough time.

Counseling by itself isn't enough. Tobacco is a physical addiction. That's why Quit for Life incorporates some type of medication into its program. Medication takes the edge off the withdrawals while you're practicing coping techniques Learned from a Quit Coach. Whether you try a prescribed medication or over-the-counter nicotine replacement (patches or gum), it can greatly improve your probability for success. As an eligible participant, you'll pay nothing out of pocket for gum or patches. You'll get your prescription medication without a copay, but you'll need to have your doctor write the prescription.

Counseling with medication is a winning combination. But let's be real: The key ingredient to quitting is a person's readiness to make a change. A desire to quit is essential– for your own health and well-being, not because your doctor or someone else told you to do it. When you decide it's time to quit, you can sign up online or call Quit for Life at (866) 784-8454 toll free.