Learn about tobacco cessation

Enroll in the Florida Tobacco and Vaping Cessation Program through Go365 for Humana Healthy Horizons®. During the program, you’ll complete 8 health coaching sessions by phone.

Feeling great is a reward in itself—but it gets better. Earn rewards through Go365 for Humana Healthy Horizons for completing the smoking cessation program:

• $25 in rewards for completing 2 coaching sessions by phone within 45 days of enrolling in the program
• $25 in rewards for completing 6 additional coaching sessions (a total of 8) within 7 months of enrolling in the program

You must be 12 or order to enroll in the health coaching program through Go365 for Humana Healthy Horizons and earn rewards.

Call 855-330-8053 to enroll in the program.

To redeem your rewards, you must have a Go365 for Humana Healthy Horizons account.

• Download the Go365 for Humana Healthy Horizons app from the Apple App Store or Google Play on a mobile device
• Visit the App Store here

• Visit Google Play here

• Create a Go365 for Humana Healthy Horizons account*

Members who are 18 and older can register to create a Go365 for Humana Healthy Horizons account. You must have your Medicaid member ID

Members younger than 18 must have a parent or guardian register on their behalf to participate and engage with the program. The person completing the registration process on behalf of a minor must have the minor’s Medicaid member ID.

The Go365 for Humana Healthy Horizons intention is for the Tobacco Cessation Program to be completed in seven (7) months but will allow up to 12 months to complete eight (8) sessions giving the member an opportunity to make up for missed coaching sessions.

*Members with a MyHumana account can use their MyHumana sign-in information (username and password) to access Go365 for Humana Healthy Horizons, after downloading the app.

Call our Community Management Department at 813-392-5303 (TTY: 711), Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Eastern time.

Oropharyngeal cancer is cancer in the oropharynx, which is the middle part of your throat. According to the American Cancer Society², about 53,000 people in the U.S. develop oropharyngeal cancer each year.

Factors that increase your chance of getting oropharyngeal cancer include:

• Being infected with human papillomavirus (HPV), especially HPV type 16
• Heavy alcohol use
• History of head and neck cancer
• History of radiation therapy to the head and neck
• History of smoking

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), lung cancer begins in the lungs and may spread to lymph nodes or other organs in the body, such as the brain. Cancer from other organs also may spread to the lungs³.

You can lower your risk of lung cancer by:

• Not smoking, since cigarette smoking causes about 80% to 90% of lung cancer deaths in the United States – so if you smoke, quit!
• Avoiding secondhand smoke, since smoke from other people’s cigarettes, cigars, or pipes is called secondhand smoke
• Testing your home for radon, per U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recommendations

Talk to your doctor about how often you should be screened for Oropharyngeal and/or lung cancer. Annual screenings are recommended for people who:

• Have a 20 pack-year or more smoking history, and
• Smoke now or have quit within the past 15 years, and
• Are between 50 and 80 years old

Smoking/using cigarettes, e-cigarettes, cigars, and smokeless tobacco:

• Can cause or worsen diseases or conditions, such as asthma or cancer
• Exposes anyone near you to secondhand smoke
• Harms nearly every organ of the body
• Is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States

According to the CDC, in 2020, the last year for which data is available:^4,5

• Nearly 13 of every 100 U.S. adults (an estimated 30.8 million adults) 18 and older smoked cigarettes
• More than 16 million Americans lived with a smoking-related disease
• Thousands of young people started smoking every day – a fact that anecdotal evidence finds occurs still today

E-cigarettes:⁶

• Are electronic devices that heat a liquid and produce an aerosol, or mix of small particles in the air
• Are known by many different names (e.g., e-cigs, e-hookahs, mods, vape pens, vapes, tank systems, and electronic nicotine delivery systems)
• Come in many shapes and sizes
• Often have a battery, heating elements, and place to hold liquid
• Often look like regular cigarettes, cigars, or pipes

According to the American Lung Association (ALA):⁷

• Most people who smoke today started when they were younger than 18
• Youth nicotine or tobacco use (e.g., smoked, smokeless, or vaped) is not safe
• Youths use electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) more than any other tobacco product

All tobacco products, including e-cigarettes:

• Are not safe to use
• Can lead to the long-term use of tobacco products
• Contain nicotine, which is highly addictive and negatively can affect brain development

The ALA says that:

• A young person may try a tobacco product because of parents, social pressure, advertising, and stigma
• A young person who vapes is more likely to smoke cigarettes
• Parents can set a good example for their children by neither using tobacco nor having tobacco in their home

If you’ve never smoked or used other tobacco products or e-cigarettes – don’t start!

If you smoke or use other tobacco products or e-cigarettes, we can help you quit.

Sources

1. “Smoking Facts,” American Lung Association, https://www.lung.org/quit-smoking/smoking-facts, accessed on October 25, 2022.
2. “Oropharyngeal Cancer,” Cleveland Clinic, https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/12180-oropharyngeal-cancer, accessed October 25, 2022.
3. “How is Lung Cancer Diagnosed and Treated?,” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/lung/basic_info/diagnosis_treatment.htm, accessed October 25, 2022.
4. “Smoking and Tobacco Use: Current Cigarette Smoking Among Adults in the United States,” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/adult_data/cig_smoking/index.htm, accessed on October 25, 2022.
5. “Smoking and Tobacco Use: Fast Facts and Fact Sheets,” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/index.htm?s_cid=osh-stu-home-spotlight-001, accessed on October 25, 2022.
6. “Smoking and Tobacco Use: Quick Facts on the Risks of E-cigarettes for Kids, Teens, and Young Adults,” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/basic_information/e-cigarettes/Quick-Facts-on-the-Risks-of-E-cigarettes-for-Kids-Teens-and-Young-Adults.html, accessed on October 25, 2022.
7. “Kids and Smoking,” American Lung Association, https://www.lung.org/quit-smoking/helping-teens-quit/kids-and-smoking, accessed on October 25, 2022.