Smoking Cessation: Patient Education from University of Colorado Hospital

University of Colorado Hospital provides information to help you learn how to quit smoking. Contact the hospital at (720) 848-7560 for details.

The Colorado Quitline offers free nicotine patches to smokers who want to quit. Patches are available in one-month supplies for up to two months.

Treatments for Smoking Cessation at University of Colorado Hospital

University of Colorado Hospital provides several treatments to help you stop smoking, including:

Nicorette® – a nicotine gum that helps to reduce the symptoms of withdrawal from quitting smoking

Zyban® – a non-nicotine tablet that reduces the symptoms of nicotine withdrawal

Nicotine skin patches –  patches that help wean smokers off of nicotine.

Additional tips for quitting smoking include:

• Breaking and throwing away all cigarettes
• Exercising
• Taking deep breaths
• Rewarding yourself with oral substitutes, such as sugarless
• Eating three meals to maintain blood sugar levels
• Drinking plenty of liquids to cleanse the body of nicotine.

Additional Smoking Cessation Resources

American Lung Association

Colorado Quitline or (800) 639-QUIT