Carolinas Healthcare System

QuitSmart is a four-session smoking cessation program that institutes behavior modification techniques with the latest nicotine replacement strategies to enable a smoker to break free from cigarettes.

The QuitSmart Philosophy is that success depends on two factors:

QuitSmart uses a “warm chicken” approach to easing off nicotine. The “warm chicken” phase occurs during the first two weeks of the program when the participant switches cigarette brands in order to reduce nicotine taken into the body. During this preparation phase, smoking patterns and habits will be studied. In addition, behavior modification techniques will be learned in preparation for quit day.

You will be coached to think of yourself as a confident nonsmoker. Many methods and tools will be introduced to help the smoker quit. The key to successful smoking cessation is preparation and planning. Remember, there is no greater liberty than a smoker breaking free from cigarettes – you can outsmart them!

The QuitSmart program costs $50 and includes four group sessions as well as tapes/CDs, a manual and a cigarette substitute.