Health Services encourages New Jersey residents to take advantage of public services to help them quit smoking. “Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of death and disease in New Jersey, leading to chronic lung disease, heart disease, stroke and cancer,” said Sarah Adelman, commissioner of the Department of Human Services, who noted that tobacco use tobacco kills. 11,800 New Jersey every year.
Judy Persicilli, Commissioner of the Department of Health, said: “While the use of traditional cigarettes has declined in recent years, the adoption of electronic nicotine delivery systems, best known as e-cigarettes, has been on a steep decline, particularly among our young residents. These e-cigarettes are just as addictive as traditional cigarettes, and many of the tobacco cessation services and products covered by NJ FamilyCare are also applicable to e-cigarette users. The Line out of New Jersey and 11 smoking cessation centers located throughout the state, funded through Office of Tobacco Control and Prevention, Ministry of Health.”
New Jersey’s Medicaid program—NJ FamilyCare—doesn’t require people to get prior approval from their health plan before they can get smoking cessation medications, and plans cover all major tobacco treatment medications and services.
