If you’re trying to quit smoking, you can find the comprehensive treatment services you need at MIT Medical. We understand that quitting is difficult, and we can provide support and tools to help you be successful.
Wellness Consultation
Want to learn more about resources for tobacco or vaping treatment? Community Wellness can help you select resources that are right for you. Request a wellness consultation: wellness@med.mit.edu
QuitWorks
Members of the MIT Community are eligible for free telephone-based quit-smoking counseling sessions, and a free supply of tobacco treatment medication. For details on the program, visit Massachusetts Tobacco Cessation and Prevention Program (MTCP). For a referral, talk to your MIT Medical PCP, or email wellness@med.mit.edu.
MyLife Services Smoking Cessation Outreach Program
For faculty, staff, postdocs, and family members:
For graduate students and family members:
MIT Graduate Assistance Information Network (MIT GAIN) offers confidential and free quit-smoking resources for graduate students and members of their households. For additional information or to speak to a counselor, call 844-MIT-GAIN (844-648-4246), email info@MITGAIN.com, or visit the MIT GAIN website. MIT GAIN work-life specialists are available 24/7 to assist with your concerns.
MIT Pharmacy
MIT employee health plan members and students with MIT Student Extended Insurance Plan coverage (age 19 and older), with a prescription from a MIT Medical provider, can receive up to two free, 90-day supplies of generic, over-the-counter nicotine patches and nicotine gum per calendar year.
For the whole community: Free consultations with pharmacists and discounted over-the-counter nicotine replacement medications are available to every member of the Institute community, regardless of health insurance coverage, on campus and at Lincoln Laboratory.
