Getting employees to quit smoking is the latest wellness initiative for employers

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As employers evaluate their wellness priorities this year, helping employees kick some dangerous substance use habits is high on the list.

Forty-eight percent of employers plan to tackle tobacco cessation in their top three priorities for 2022, according to a recent benchmark study conducted by digital health company, Pivot. Employees are increasingly smoking and vaping on the job during COVID, with 96% of tobacco users engaging while at work.

Paola Peralta
Associate Editor

Paola Peralta is an Associate Editor at Employee Benefit News and has been with the team for five years. She is a proud UCF journalism graduate who got her start through a Dow Jones News Fund … Read full bio


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