Tobacco, Nicotine, and Other Drugs
Tobacco and Nicotine
Below you will find nicotine cessation services and resources to help quit smoking, vaping, or dipping.
For students:
- Appointments
- If you are thinking of changing your relationship with tobacco and nicotine and don’t know where to start, Hokie Wellness provides free and confidential 1:1 BASICS sessions where students can speak to a provider about their use and design their own plan for cutting back or quitting. To schedule an appointment, contact us at HokiewellnessAOD@vt.edu or call 540-231-2233.
For everyone:
- Quit Now Virginia
- Free.
- Offers telephone counseling.
- Free trial of nicotine replacement products (to most residents).
- Text to quit service is also available.
- "EX Program: Text Support
- EX Program is the go-to guide on your quitting journey. Since 2008, EX Program has collaborated with the Mayo Clinic Nicotine Dependence Center. When you sign up for a free EX Program account, you’ll get access to a flexible, personalized program to help you change your patterns, find support, and explore nicotine replacement therapy. EX Program’s daily text messages, interactive website, and dedicated community full of experts and experienced quitters will support you every step of the way.
- If you smoke or dip: smokefree.gov
- If you vape: teen.smokefree.gov/quit-vaping
Opioid Response at Virginia Tech
ONEbox at Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech has had longstanding outreach and training efforts to combat opioid overdose through the REVIVE! training and is aware of the national increase of fentanyl in substances like cannabis, fake prescription pills, and even vapes. Due to this, Virginia Tech students could come into contact with the substance even though they are not intentionally using opioids, which could lead to possible overdose.
In an effort to prevent fatal overdoses from occurring, all residential facilities, including Oak Lane, will now be equipped with a ONEbox, located next to the existing AED and Stop the Bleed kits.
The ONEbox has an on-demand video that can be watched during an emergency overdose situation to allow anyone, regardless of previous knowledge on opioid response, to intervene and save a life. The video plays within 3 seconds of the tab being pulled and lasts approximately 1 minute. There are written instructions in the box, written cues in the video, and a Spanish mode if needed. Each box stores two doses of naloxone along with a face shield, gloves, and wipes.