Support Your Patients on Their Quit Journey
Referring patients to New Mexico’s Quit Services can make a measurable impact. Studies show that if health professionals use brief nicotine intervention every time they encounter a patient using nicotine products, we could reduce tobacco use by 20%.¹
What Your Patients Can Expect
When you refer a patient, they’re enrolled in an evidence-based program designed to help them quit smoking, vaping, or using other nicotine products. Whether they’re thinking about quitting or ready to stop altogether, these services meet patients where they are on their journey.
Quit Now NM offers multiple pathways to support, including personalized plans, coaching, and nicotine replacement therapy (NRT)—all backed by the Surgeon General’s 2020 report on effective cessation strategies.¹
Your Role Is Simple:
ASK. ADVISE. REFER.
That’s it. We’ll handle the rest. But what does that mean exactly?
Ask
Ask about all nicotine product use.
Advise
Advise the patient to quit.
Refer
Refer them to New Mexico Quit Services.
Referral Options
Fax Referral
Fax the referral form to 1-800-483-3114
Benefits:
- Secure and straightforward process
- NRT authorization at time of referral
Things to consider:
- Requires access to a fax machine
- Outcome reports returned via fax or email
- Takes a few minutes to complete the form
Online Referral
Use the Online Provider Referral Site
Benefits:
- Real-time referrals
- Easy and secure submission
- NRT authorization at time of referral
Things to consider:
- The site is external to most EMR systems
- Outcome reports returned via fax or email
Every referral counts.
Thank you for supporting your patients’ health by referring them to 1-800-QUIT-NOW services.
Citations
1.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Smoking Cessation: A Report of the Surgeon General. 2020.
https://www.hhs.gov/surgeongeneral/reports-and-publications/tobacco/2020-cessation-sgr/index.html