Employers know that tobacco using employees use more insurance, leave time and are sick more often than non-smokers. So many employers want to reduce their cost and offer employees some kind of help to become tobacco-free.
If you are an employer considering the options, take a look at some of these facts:
- One out of every two smokers will die prematurely from a smoking related illness
- Tobacco using employees have higher medical and dental insurance claims
- Tobacco users cost about 40% more than non-tobacco users in medical costs
- Average cost per cigarette break per tobacco using employee per day is $9.38
- Tobacco users have longer hospital stays and higher costs for procedures
- Tobacco users spend about 18.2 accrued days per year away from their duty station to engage in tobacco related activities
The Alabama Tobacco Quitline is available to any Alabamian with a telephone or online capabilities, but employers may add additional services by contracting individually with Information & Quality Healthcare. For more information, contact Pamela Luckett, Manager, at 601-957-1575 x212.
Remember, any Alabamian can use the FREE phone or online counseling services and receive 4 weeks of FREE Nicotine Replacement Therapy patches (if medically eligible and enrolled in counseling) provided by Alabama QUITNOW. Call 1-800-QUITNOW or 1-800-784-8669 or for online counseling click here
Hours of Operation
Monday through Friday - 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Saturday - 9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Sunday and after hours - Voicemail is available
Days of Operation
The Alabama Tobacco Quitline is open Monday through Saturday except for recognized holidays: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, and Thanksgiving Day.
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