For Tobacco Users

OUTPATIENTS

NDP provides outpatient treatment at two locations: the Family Medicine Center and the NC Cancer Hospital.

Trained tobacco treatment specialists work with you to:

Family Medicine Center

Individual appointments with a tobacco treatment specialist are scheduled for Tuesday mornings and Wednesdays. An ongoing support group meets at noon on Wednesdays. To schedule an appointment, call (919) 966-0211.

In order to spend the majority of the first visit focusing on the treatment plan, we ask new patients to complete the Initial Assessment in advance and either e-mail it to ndp@med.unc.edu or bring it with them to the first appointment.

For more information, contact Carol Ripley-Moffitt
Phone: (919) 843-1521
E-mail: carol_ripley-moffitt@med.unc.edu

NC Cancer Hospital

The UNC Nicotine Dependence Program provides on-site tobacco cessation services for cancer patients in the NC Clinical Cancer Center.

Fact Sheet for Oncology Patients

For more information, contact Anna McCullough.
Phone: (919) 445-5439
E-mail: annamc@unc.edu

INPATIENTS at UNC HOSPITALS

NDP staff work with hospital clinicians to create systems that ensure that all inpatients using tobacco are given appropriate mediation to deal with withdrawal symptoms (e.g. nicotine replacement therapy) during their hospital stay, as well as opportunities to learn how to remain tobacco-free once they are discharged. Physicians can request an NDP consult through CPOE. Other providers or patients may also request a tobacco treatment specialist visit, using the contact information below.

Our Inpatient to Outpatient Program (I2O), funded by a Pfizer Medical Education Grant, offers inpatient consults with post discharge follow-up to support patients’ efforts to remain tobacco free.

For more information or to request a consult, contact Susan Trout.
Phone: (919) 445-5201
E-mail: susan_trout@med.unc.edu

UNC EMPLOYEES

School of Medicine, Campus Health Services, and University Employees

Employees can access tobacco treatment services though the Family Medicine Center. To make an appointment, please call (919) 966-0211.

UNC Health Care Employees

UNC Health Care is committed to helping employees quit all tobacco use. The UNC Nicotine Dependence Program and the UNC HCS Wellness Committee offer Tobacco Free Tar Heels, a tobacco use treatment program for employees and their families.* Participants receive an initial assessment, treatment plan, regular follow-up, eight weekly follow-up contacts, and up to three months of tobacco cessation medication at no cost.

For more information or to enroll, contact Katie Patsakham.
Phone: (919) 445-5358
E-mail: tobaccofreetarheels@unc.edu

*Family members listed as covered dependents under the State Health Plan are eligible.

Town of Chapel Hill Employees

We offer a comprehensive tobacco use treatment program to Town of Chapel Hill employees as a component of the Wellness @ Work program. Appointments can be made through the Chapel Hill Wellness @ Work online portal.