Dear Healthcare Provider:
We, at the Mercer County Tobacco QuitCenter, are offering a FAX- to-Quit smoking cessation referral system. Click here to access the Referral Form. Tobacco smoking remains the leading preventable killer of your patients and most of your patients who smoke want to quit and want help in quitting . Luckily, New Jersey is exceptional in offering face-to-face treatment (there are eight NJ QuitCenters).
The Mercer County Tobacco QuitCenter offers comprehensive, state-of-the-art treatment to help smokers stop and improve their health. We treat approximately 300 new patients per year and have excellent outcomes. Our highly trained Certified Tobacco Treatment Specialists were trained by experts at the UMDNJ School of Public Health Tobacco Dependence Program.
We utilize the following evidence-based treatments:
- Individual assessments of smoking behavior and quit history
- Individual behavioral counseling sessions
- A multidisciplinary team of trained tobacco treatment specialists
- Group treatment programs
- The latest in cessation medications, including combination medications and the new medication, Chantix
- Continued follow-up and relapse prevention
We have established a FAX- to-Quit system to facilitate referrals to this service. Please see the enclosed form and begin referring your patients today.
We are happy to help your patients stop smoking and improve their health!
Sincerely,
Marc L. Steinberg, Ph.D.
Director, Mercer County Tobacco Dependence Program &
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
