Smoking Cessation Program

Another very popular new service Medica now offers your employees is a Quit Smoking Program endorsed by The Quit Group.

A lot of employees who have their lung function results explained to them and realise their smoking habit is starting to take a toll on their health are very interested in quitting smoking but need a bit of a hand to do so.

We offer an eight week program for employees wanting to quit smoking. This includes weekly counselling sessions / phone calls to discuss any problems or achievements staff want to discuss.

We are also a registered Subsidised Quit Card Provider which means we can supply your staff Free quit cards! Each participant takes a card to a pharmacy and exchanges it for a four week supply of NRT (nicotine replacement therapy) wether it be patches, gum or inhalers depending on the individuals needs, which is determined in the first counselling session. Each four week supply is charged at $5 by the pharmacy.

With the combination of constant support from a quitcard provider and the use of nicotine replacement therapy, a high success rate of quitting is achieved.
This is proving to be a very popular new service to our clients and is very successful in improving employee health.

With the new ban on smoking in the workplace laws now in place in New Zealand it makes it even easier for you to cut down on your smoking and quit all together.

If you have tried to quit smoking, you know how hard it can be. It is hard because nicotine is a very addictive drug. For some people, it can be as addictive as heroin or cocaine.

Quitting is hard. Usually people make 2 or 3 tries, or more, before finally being able to quit. Each time you try to quit, you can learn about what helps and what hurts.

Quitting takes hard work and a lot of effort, but you can quit smoking.

Studies have shown that you have a better chance of being successful if you have help. You can get support in many ways:

(i) Tell your family, friends, and coworkers that you are going to quit and want their support. Ask them not to smoke around you or leave cigarettes out.

(ii) Talk to your health care provider (for example, doctor, dentist, nurse, pharmacist, psychologist, or smoking counselor).

(iii) Get individual, group, or telephone counseling. The more counseling you have, the better your chances are of quitting. Contact Medica Consulting Limited if you would like further assistance.

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