The Pulse, March 2021
One of the best things you can do for your health is to quit smoking. Yes, it's hard, but it's not impossible. Those who quit smoking before the age of 40 cut their risk of dying from smoking-related disease by about 90%.
Why Quit Smoking?
Smoking causes serious health problems. It can lead to cancer, heart disease, stroke, and lung disease. According to the American Cancer Society, the Surgeon General's reports have shown that smoking impacts nearly every organ. It also increases your risk of serious conditions such as lung cancer, heart disease, and stroke.
How Will Your Life be Better When You Quit?
- You'll be healthier
- You'll have more energy
- You'll breathe easier
- You'll have whiter teeth
- Your hair and clothes will smell better
- You'll have a stronger sense of taste and smell
- You'll save money
It's never too late to take an essential step toward a healthier life and reduce your risk of cancer and other smoking-related conditions. Commit to quitting and choose a date to start. Medications and aids like nicotine patches may be helpful, so talk to your doctor about what's right for you.
Your health plan also has tools and resources to make quitting easier.
TRS-ActiveCare and TRS-Care Standard
Well onTarget® provides self-management programs, tips and techniques, and resources to help you effectively manage the quitting process.
Quitting Tobacco and
Staying Tobacco Free are Self-Management Programs that include:
- Interactive courses with learning activities and content that focuses on behavioral changes to reinforce healthier habits
- Educational courses that inform about symptoms, treatment options, and lifestyle changes.
The programs make learning easy and address the physical, psychological, social, and cultural factors around smoking addiction. Once you've kicked the habit with the
Quitting Tobacco program, the
Staying Tobacco Free program can help in your daily effort to stay smoke-free.
The courses are easy to access through the Well onTarget website and the companion AlwaysOn® mobile app.
To sign up today:
- Visit Well onTarget.
- Select
Register Now.
- Fill in the requested information.
- Add your
Group Number and Subscriber Member ID.
TRS-Care Medicare Advantage
The QuitForLife® program is a proven program that is designed to help you overcome your tobacco addiction. With a 95% satisfaction rate, Quit For Lifes provides:
- Tools and support to help members quit cigarettes, e-cigarettes, vaping and tobacco.
- Online tools and support that may help you quit at your own pace and live smoke-free.
- A personal, one-on-one Quit Coach®who will help you create a customized Action Plan.
- Text2Quit®text messages for daily tips, encouragement and reminders.
- Quit smoking medication to help control and overcome tobacco cravings, such as nicotine gum or patches — for no charge, based on eligibility.
Call
1-866-784-8454, TTY
711, 24 hours a day, seven days a week to get startedor visit
www.quitnow.net. Please have your TRS-CareMedicare Advantage memberID card handy when enrolling.
Sources
American Cancer Society
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
