No ciggies during lockdown? Quit smoking for good!
If you’ve been meaning to quit smoking, but haven’t been able to give up the habit until now (voluntarily anyway), the lockdown restrictions on the sale of tobacco might just be a blessing in disguise for your health.
Why not use this time and the lack of access to tobacco products to put in the work and quit for good? It can be done, especially with the help of the GoSmokeFree programme that’s offered by Fedhealth to all members who’d like to give up smoking.
The GoSmokeFree service available to all Fedhealth members
Fedhealth encourages members who smoke on all options to sign up for the GoSmokeFree service that’s available at 200 pharmacies countrywide, including Dis-Chem, Clicks, Pick n Pay and independent pharmacies. All smokers have access once per beneficiary per year to have the GoSmokeFree consultation paid from Risk. The service comprises a pre-quit assessment and five support sessions, and features an individual plan to help you quit smoking.
Pre-quit assessment
Nicotine dependency test
Carbon monoxide level check
Motivation to quit
Behaviour modification
Medication discussion
Set quit date
GoSmokeFree diary
Five support sessions
Confirm quit date
Quit date preparation
Four post-quit follow-up sessions
Carbon monoxide level check
Behaviour change support
GoSmokeFree quit certification
Where members need nicotine-replacement therapies as part of their plan, the Scheme will allow them to claim certain products from Savings or the MediVault.
The GoSmokeFree Smoking Cessation Programme is available at various pharmacies throughout South Africa using a trained Nursing Sister or Pharmacist – see gosmokefree.co.za to find out more and locate the nearest participating pharmacy.
