 Free and Clear Fit for Life Program- BCBS
Over the past 20 years this program has helped people quit tobacco successfully.
 Learn more about this program*
Great Expectations-
Employees with MUSC Options/Blue Choice can call 1-800-327-3183,
x25541 for a manuel and counseling (see chart below)
Healthyroads for Living-
Employees with Cigna can call 1-800-244-6224 for quitting help (see
chart below)
Fresh Air Panel Card
This card explains MUSC's smoking policy and guildlines, as well as providing tips and services on kicking the habit. Fresh Air Health Care cards are distributed at various events for you can download one here*. Volunteers Needed for Research Studies
The Department of Psychiatry of MUSC is now recruiting adults who are healthy and smoke cigarettes to investigate the relationship between stress and addiction. It is a short term, non-treatment research study in which participants are compensated for their time and also may be eligible for other studies in this division. Treatment referrals can be provided as well. If you are interested, please contact Lisa Jenkins at 792-0476. *  PDF format. Requires the free Adobe Acrobat Reader®. Service programs offered by MUSC employee insurance companies: Program name/ Department | Program offers | Length and frequency of visits/contacts | Who is eligible? | Cost | Contact info | Free and Clear Quit for Life | Telephonic counseling Patches, gum, lozenges, and bupropion (Zyban) if recommended Workbook | Unlimited for 1 year. May reenroll after 1 year. | Employees with standard state BCBS Family members may also be covered | None | 1-866-quit4life | Great Expectations for smokers only | Telephonic counseling with health educator by appointment Manual and materials | Averages 2 sessions Manual cover 5 weeks which are flexible as they are self-paced | Employees with MUSC Options and BlueChoice HMO | $15 (free if already enrolled in another Great Expectations Program) | 1-800-327-3183 Ext. 25541 | Healthyroads for Living | Interactive web tools, telephone sessions, educational guidebooks, and multimedia modules | 1 pre-quit telephone session 5 post-quit sessions | Employees with Cigna HMO (coverage varies depending on membership level) | None (Mental Imagery modules available for $20) | 1-800-244-6224 or 1-800-CIGNA24 |
Service programs offered at MUSC: Program name/ Department | Program type | Length and frequency of visits/contacts | Who is eligible? | Cost | Contact info | Collaborative Drug Therapy Management (Pharmacy Services) | Individual counseling by credentialed pharmacist and patches, gum, nasal spray, inhaler and lozenge when recommended | Weekly, then monthly | MUSC employees and community (must be referred by an MUSC physician) | To be determined | Chris Fortier, PharmD 792-7354 | Hollings Cancer Center | Primarily individual Occasionally group-based | 8-10 sessions | MUSC employees and community | Under evaluation | Cindy Carter, PhD 792-9192 | Institute of Psychiatry | Group based counseling by licensed clinical psychologist | Once a week for 4 weeks. Begins the first Monday of every month. | MUSC employees and community | $40 for entire 4wk program | Dr. Borckardt Dr. Carpenter Call MUSC Health Connections 792-1414 |
Miscellaneous Service programs: Program name/ Department | Program type | Length and frequency of visits/contacts | Who is eligible? | Cost | Contact info | MUSC online smoking cessation information | Online resources | n/s | All individuals | None | https://www.con.musc.edu/students/
instructionalsmokingcessation/ | American Lung Association | Online with interactive message board support 7 modules with about 4 lessons each | Unlimited (online) | All individuals | None | www.ffsonline.org | National Cancer Institute Quit Line | Reading materials Phone counseling (allow 30-40 minutes 1st call) Available only between 9am and 4:30pm Up to 4 callbacks | Up to 5 calls | Must be ready to quit in 1st weeks May not be pregnant | None | 877-448-7848 |
Research programs (may be transient and time limited): Program name/ Department | Program type | Length and frequency of visits/contacts | Who is eligible? | Cost | Contact info | Institute of Psychiatry Dr. Upadhyaya | Medication, Behavior therapy and Individual brief counseling, along with biological monitoring (e.g., cotinine levels) | 1-2 times per week for 6-12 weeks | Individuals 12-21 years old Women 18-40 years old | None | Dr. Upadhyaya Christine Horne 792-BETT |
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