Partners’ Living Tobacco Free program can help you quit using tobacco. Quitting tobacco can save lives and improve health. That’s why Partners chose Living Tobacco Free as one of our programs to improve the health of our members.
Tobacco use:
- Causes disease and illness in almost every part of the body.
- Makes chronic conditions worse.
- Is the leading preventable cause of death and disease in the United States and North Carolina.
How can the Living Tobacco Free (LTF) program help me?
- LTF supports members who want to quit using tobacco. If you have thought about quitting or have a family member who wants to quit, LTF can help you with the next steps.
- LTF shares the benefits of living tobacco free.
- LTF connects members with tobacco cessation services, support and treatment.
QuitlineNC and Quit for Life offer free quit-coaching and Nicotine Replacement Treatment (NRT).
- Partners staff are available to help connect you with available resources in your area.
- Partners’ network of community treatment providers is available to help with additional quit strategies and medications.
Health Benefits
- Begin to heal while in recovery
- Experience improved health benefits
- Feel healthier
- Improve quality of life
- Lower risk of cancer over time
- Improve circulation, blood pressure, heart rate and lung function
- Reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), cancer and poor reproductive health outcomes
- Reduce the risk of premature death (up to 10 years added to life expectancy)
- Improve mental health with lower anxiety, depression and stress
Social Benefits
- Enjoy social events without using tobacco
- Feel at ease around people who do not smoke
- Exercise more willingly
- Be with friends and family without exposing them to secondhand smoke
- Let go of using tobacco to cope with upsetting emotions
- Improve finances by eliminating tobacco expenses
- Be proud of accomplishing something difficult
- Be around longer for loved ones
Am I eligible?
All members and recipients living within Partners’ 15-county area who need help quitting tobacco use are eligible to participate in the LTF program. LTF is free to all members and recipients.
I’m interested. How do I join?
- If you are a Partners Tailored Plan member, get stared at Quit for Life or call 866-784-8454.
- If you are a Medicaid recipient in one of Partners’ 15 counties, visit QuitlineNC or call 1-800-784-8669.
- If you live in one of Partners’ 15 counties and are currently uninsured, visit QuitlineNC or call 1-800-784-8669.