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Smoking and Tobacco Cessation

If you smoke, use tobacco products or vape, quitting is an essential step toward better health. Each of our medical plan providers offers support for smoking and tobacco cessation including free nicotine replacement therapy. If you are not enrolled in one of Johns Hopkins health insurance plans, you still have free smoking and tobacco cessation support through a national network of tobacco cessation quit lines.

DID YOU KNOW? It is estimated that lung cancer accounts for nearly 1 in 4 deaths globally

Smoking and passive exposure to tobacco smoke are two key risk factors of lung cancers that you can control for yourself and your family. Please take advantage of the tobacco cessation programs below.  You may also be eligible for a free lung cancer screening, based on your smoking history. Contact your healthcare provider or you can contact Johns Hopkins Work Stride Managing Cancer at Work Work Stride oncology nurse navigators to learn more about the eligibility criteria: 844-446-6229, or [email protected].

Smoking and Tobacco Cessation Resources

Quantum Health for CareFirst Medical Plans

Quantum Health is a single point of contact for all things related to your health care and health insurance. Think of it as your personal health care navigator who can help you get what you need. Quantum Health offers live, personalized support through its registered nurses, claims specialists, and Care Coordinators. With a single tap, click, or call, Quantum Health is your first stop when you have questions or need help. No more having to call multiple providers or sign in to multiple health care websites. Everything can be addressed by calling Quantum Health or accessing the member portal.

Available exclusively to anyone enrolled in one of JHU’s CareFirst medical plans, Quantum Health provides exceptional health care service and support. Call 844-460-2801, Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. ET, or visit the member portal.

Nicotine Replacement through Capital Rx

Prescription and over-the-counter nicotine replacement products are available through Capital Rx. You can purchase prescribed medications with a prescription from your doctor, as well as any over the counter medications.

Contact Quantum Health for questions about coverage, finding a pharmacy, or the cost of a drug. Call 844-460-2801, Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. ET, or visit the member portal.

Maryland Tobacco Quit Line
  • The Maryland Tobacco Quit Line, 1-800-QUIT-NOW, is a free evidence based telephone counseling program available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The Quit-line provides services in English and Spanish and other languages via translation services by highly trained Quit Coaches® to Marylanders 13 years and older. Tobacco users 18 years and older have free access to Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) such as the patch or gum while supplies last, and web & text support.

Get started now: call 1-800-Quit-Now (1-800-784-8669) or visit smokingstopshere.com

If you are looking to support others with their tobacco cessation goals, smokingstopshere.com provides additional tobacco treatment resources including state tobacco initiatives that provide evidence-based, effective resources and tools, and local programs that offer an extensive, collaborative network of tobacco prevention and cessation professionals, to provide a forum for sharing best practices throughout the state of Maryland.

National Resources

National Network of Tobacco Cessation Quit Lines 1-800-QUIT-NOW
Quit lines are telephone-based tobacco cessation services, available at no cost to US residents in each state, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico. Quit lines help tobacco users quit through a variety of service offerings including individual counseling, practical information on how to quit, referral to other cessation resources, mailed self-help materials, information on FDA-approved cessation medications, and in some cases, free or discounted cessation medications.

American Lung Association
Get proven tools, tips and support that can help you or your loved one end your addiction to tobacco and begin a new, smokefree phase of your life.