Tobacco Cessation Program

Quit smoking for good.

Our Lady of the Lake’s Smoking Cessation Program is offering to help quit tobacco use, including smoking and the use of smokeless tobacco, as well as vaping for Louisiana residents.

It’s never too late to quit smoking. Call (225) 757-2455 for more information or to register.

What services are provided in the program?

The program typically consists of five to seven sessions and is specially tailored to each individual to help them achieve the highest degree of success. The following services are included in the program:

• Smoking cessation medications
• Group and individual counseling
• Telephone coaching and support to help smokers kick the habit for good

Benefits You’ll Notice Right Away

• Food tastes better.
• Sense of smell returns to normal.
• Breath, hair and clothes smell better.
• Teeth and fingernails stop yellowing.
• Ordinary activities leave you less out-of-breath (ex: climbing stairs or housework).
• You can be in smoke-free buildings without having to go outside to smoke.

Smoking Cessation Trust, Commercial Insurance, Medicare, Medicaid and Private Pay accepted.

As of January 1, 2024, Louisiana law Act 281 requires all health coverage plans offer a minimum 6-month smoking cessation benefit, including private health insurers and Medicaid. The benefits include behavioral counseling (e.g., individual and group counseling) and cessation medication (e.g., nicotine replacement therapy, bupropion, varenicline) but not e-cigarettes because the FDA has not approved e-cigarettes as a cessation aid.