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Helping smokers quit could be one of the most important things you do as a physician. There is strong evidence that your intervention with smokers increases their odds of successfully quitting.
Anthem Blue Cross has developed a tobacco cessation program, TLC: The Last Cigarette® Program to support you in assisting your patients with their smoking cessation efforts.
TLC: The Last Cigarette® offers numerous resources and tools to assist your patients in their quit efforts. No matter what stage of readiness to quit your patient is in, we think you will find the information helpful for your patients. FREE TLC Quit Kits are available to all Anthem Blue Cross members in English and Spanish.
TLC for Young Adult Tobacco Cessation Website:
http://www.tlc4ya.com is a website dedicated to members between 14 and 24 years old. This is an addition to our TLC program and provides resources and tools suited to teens and young adults in their goal to quit smoking.
The TLC Quit Kit includes:
 |  | TLC Core Quit Kit
Five two-sided worksheets including; tips, facts, and resources to help your patients in their cessation efforts.
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| | National Quitline Flyer
Refers callers to their state funded Tobacco Quitline. Quitlines are toll-free telephone centers staffed by trained cessation experts. |
| | Next Rx Order Form
Next Rx, the official supplier for The Last Cigarette (TLC), offers TLC participants discounted smoking cessation products and over 1,300 Over the Counter products. |
Your patients can order this FREE resource from the TLC website at:
http://www.tlc4ya.com/
Health Provider Tobacco Cessation Resources
| | Clinical Practice Guideline. Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence
This guideline contains strategies and recommendations designed to assist health care providers in delivering and supporting effective treatments for tobacco use and dependence. |
| | The Clinician's Packet: A comprehensive How-To Guide for Implementing Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence
The Clinician's Packet is a free one-stop source for tobacco cessation tools to better equip clinicians with the information necessary to counsel patients throughout the cessation process. |
| | Quit Smoking: Consumer Interactive Tool
This program is a PDA tool that helps consumers to prepare to quit smoking. Included is a 5-day countdown to their quit date that can be inserted into their Calendar, as well as a number of helpful resources. |
Smoking Cessation Resources for Women of Childbearing Age
Blue Cross Health Articles
Internet Resources for Health Care Providers
