Make 2009 your tobacco-free year! There are resources available to MU faculty, staff and covered family members to help you quit now.
For employees & dependents enrolled in the UM Benefits Choice Health Plan administered by Coventry:
• Quit Net offers online support, nicotine replacement therapy and one-on-one counseling. QuitNet is offered at no additional cost to the employee and includes nicotine replacement therapy on request. Visit the Coventry Wellbeing Web site, www.coventrywellbeing.com or call toll free 1-866-577-8210 to enroll.
• New pharmacy coverage for Chantix and select other medications prescribed by your health care provider. For additional information regarding smoking cessation medications, contact Express Scripts, Inc. customer service at 1-800-955-1201.
For anyone, regardless of coverage:
• Freedom from Smoking Classes Wednesdays 5-6pm in Quarterdeck Room 113. Contact LinvilleJi@missouri.edu for more information.
• Nicotine Anonymous meetings Wednesdays 6-7pm in Quarterdeck Room 113. Contact LinvilleJi@missouri.edu for more information.
• Tobacco cessation counseling through the Columbia/Boone County Health Department is available to all persons, regardless of university benefits enrollment status. Enrollment is free and includes nicotine replacement therapy. Call 874-7355 to enroll.