Nicotine Cessation
POWER provides free nicotine/tobacco and vape treatment and resources by engaging students with cessation counseling.
Individual cessation counseling is available via telehealth through MyCHART (link above). Students must have a MyChart account to receive treatment or services.
To make an appointment with a treatment specialist, please email a specialist below:
Elizabeth Finley or Fadyia Lowe
For additional information or to request a customized program or service, email POWER at: power.uky@uky.edu.
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Hours of Operation
3rd Floor Gatton Student Center East Wing
Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Hillary J. Boone Center
Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Resources Available:
Individual Cessation Counseling
Cessation counseling sessions allow students to meet with treatment specialists to offer information and support on quitting options and develop a personalized quit plan which may include medications or behavior changes.
Individual cessation counseling is via telehealth through MyCHART. Students must have a MyChart account to receive treatment or services.
Quit Kits
Quit Kits are available at the 3rd Floor, East Wing of the Gatton Student Center in the POWER suite and at outreach events and include resources to start your quit journey.
Free nicotine replacement patches, gum and lozenges
Students must meet with a treatment specialist to receive free nicotine replacement.
Vape Text to Quit Line
Interested in quitting but not ready to meet with a cessation specialist just yet? Take advantage of our free Text to Quit Vape line to receive helpful information and tips on starting your quitting process. Text DROPVAPEBBN to 88709 to get started.
Additional Resources
Become an Ex teaches you how to re-learn life without cigarettes in 3 steps - all geared to help make the seemingly impossible possible.
Tobacco-Free Generation Campus Initiative offers college students free on-line information, guides, and resources related to tobacco and quitting tobacco use.
Are you a parent of a young person who vapes? Parents can text QUIT to (202) 899-7550 to sign up to receive text messages designed specifically for parents of vapers.