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Smoking Cessation

Commit to Quit

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), smoking is the leading cause of preventable death. Smoking leads to disease and disability and harms nearly every organ of the body.

Many tobacco users want to quit. True Health New Mexico can provide you with the information, resources, tools, and medications you need to quit for good.

    Tobacco Information and Education
    Need Help Quitting?
    • Call 1-800-QUIT-NOW.
    • Visit http://quitnownm.com/. Quit Now NM lets you choose the quit plan you think will work best for you, including Text2Quit™, which allows you to receive text messages from a WebCoach®.
    • Teens, visit https://teen.smokefree.gov/ to sign up for texts, talk to an expert, and more.
    • Download the free CDC quitSTART mobile app.
    Smoking Cessation Medications

    If you need help to quit smoking or using tobacco products, we have several preventive medications available at a $0 copay. Below is a list of those medications. Note that this list may change periodically, so for the most current list, please visit our Pharmacy page and select the No-Cost Preventive Drugs Covered by ACA link.

    Tobacco-Cessation Products

    • Generic nicotine replacement products: patch, gum, and lozenges
    • Brand-name Nicotrol (nicotine inhalation system)
    • Brand-name Nicotrol NS (nicotine nasal spray)
    • Generic bupropion (generic of brand-name, Zyban): Zyban is not covered
    • Generic and brand-name Chantix (varenicline tartrate)
    • Tobacco cessation products (over the counter and prescription):
      • Bupropion HCl tab SR 12-hr. 150 mg
      • Chantix tab 0.5 mg and 1 mg
      • Chantix tab 0.5 mg x 11 tabs and 1 mg x 42 pack
      • Nicotine polacrilex gum 2 mg and 4 mg
      • Nicotine polacrilex lozenge 2 mg and 4 mg
      • Nicotine TD patch 24-hr. 21 mg, 14 mg, and 7 mg
      • Nicotrol inhaler system 10 mg
      • Nicotrol NS nasal spray 10 mg/mL

    To qualify for the $0 copay, you need to:

    • Be age 18 or older.
    • Get a prescription for these products from your doctor, even if the products are sold over-the-counter (OTC).
    • Fill the prescription at a pharmacy in the True Health New Mexico network. To search for a pharmacy in our network, please visit our Pharmacy page.