Pelago Health 17+

Substance use support

Digital Therapeutics Ltd

Designed for iPhone

    • 4.5 • 4.6K Ratings
    • Free
    • Offers In-App Purchases

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Description

Pelago provides virtual substance use support for individuals who want to change their relationship with alcohol, tobacco, or opioids. Pelago may be available at no cost to you through your employee benefits. Or, it may be available to you as part of your health plan, and the cost may vary.

Check if Pelago is provided through your employer or benefits provider: http://pelagohealth.com/how-it-works/for-members/

Read more about our terms of use, privacy policy, and EULA:
‣ https://www.pelagohealth.com/terms/
‣ https://www.pelagohealth.com/privacy
‣ https://signup.pelagohealth.com/?terms_of_use

Pelago can help members with the following substance use goals:
‣ Reduce alcohol consumption, quit drinking, or explore a sober curious lifestyle
‣ Quit or cut back on tobacco use (cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, cigars, cigarillos, roll-your-own tobacco, pipe)
‣ Quit or cut back on vaping (electronic cigarettes, heat)
‣ Overcome opioid dependence

With the Pelago app, you can:
‣ Attend 1:1 appointments with your coach, counselor, or physician
‣ Set and review goals, and monitor your progress over time
‣ Track things like alcohol-free streaks or money saved from not smoking
‣ Access the cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) library, which offers guided support in evaluating and changing your habits
‣ Message your dedicated care team member anytime, anywhere
‣ View your prescribed medication (if applicable)

How to get started
1. Before downloading the app, sign up online. Use the information shared with you by Pelago, your employer, or your health plan. This information may have been delivered via email, mailer, flyer, poster, intranet, etc. If you aren't sure whether you're covered, look up your employer or health plan by using this link: http://pelagohealth.com/how-it-works/for-members
2. Schedule your onboarding appointment.
3. Download and log in to the Pelago app.

How does Pelago work?
Looking to make a change to your relationship with alcohol, tobacco, or opioids? At Pelago, you get to decide your goal — whether that’s to quit, cut back, or reimagine your relationship with a substance — and we’ll help you take small steps toward big changes. Upon getting started, Pelago delivers a unique care plan based on individual health, habits, genetics, and goals. Our program is fully virtual, delivered via a convenient app, and you can achieve goals at a pace that works for you. Additionally, our medication-assisted treatment (MAT) program delivers a combination of behavioral therapy techniques with the option of approved medication.

About Pelago
Pelago Health is the leading digital clinic for substance use care and management. Pelago is with its members every step of the way — helping them to navigate and overcome obstacles. At Pelago, we deliver evidence-based care informed by the latest science. We have used cutting-edge technology and data-driven insights to build the most effective and validated digital clinic. Read more about us at https://www.pelagohealth.com/company/our-mission/

Who can use Pelago?
Pelago provides virtual substance use treatment solutions offered to employees and qualifying dependents, as well as health plan participants. If you're not sure whether your company or health plan provides you and/or your dependents with access to Pelago, please contact your HR team or health plan.

Is Pelago secure?
Safety and security are top priorities at Pelago. Our technology is HITRUST certified and compliant with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). For more information, find our complete Security Policy at https://www.pelagohealth.com/company/security/

What’s New

Version 24.48

Bug fixes and improvements

Ratings and Reviews

4.5 out of 5
4.6K Ratings

4.6K Ratings

Avery Lewis ,

Much improved. (update)

Old review is below, but figured I’d update. I stuck with the app, and although I still find the Premium upsell touchpoints annoying, I’m raising my rating because I haven’t encountered any aggravating bugs in the more recent updates, and more importantly - I’ve found that even sticking with the free tier, the app works. It’s a good way to quit smoking.

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I really wanted to love this app. Even met one of the founders at a YC event. However, the app UX is just terrible. Almost every screen contains a surprise button that will bring up a full screen salepage for the subscription/premium service. Tapping “No, ask me later” in the “Log your cigarettes” section immediately triggers the app rating prompt, every single time. And twice, I’ve gotten into views somehow with no buttons, and no way out except killing the app (this is on an iPhone XS Max). Very disappointing!

Muddy Winters ,

So I don’t usually rate things but...

This app actually helped me quit. Not only quit though, but change my mentality to become a non smoker. It was actually easy for me too, I went cold turkey. I’ll give you background, if smoked for ten years, two packs a day for most of it. I was kind of a chain smoker. I kind of got tired of isolating myself to places where I could smoke. It was hard to sit through a movie, go to friends houses, rent a car, go on a plane trip.. cigarettes were ten dollars a pack! Things weren’t looking good. So I started looking for ways to quit:
This app uses cognitive behavioral therapy, and is had good experiences with that while in high school, CBT helped me work through my anxiety. So to know you could quit with CBT was worth a try to me.
I was scared though, that I would be deathly uncomfortable after I stopped smoking, but I wasn’t: we make our own experiences. I really didn’t think it would be so simple. I didn’t use patches or any nicotine replacement therapy, I thought I’d just give it a go.
The first time I tried to just cut down to nothing, but someone told me if I have the self control to do that, then I can simply quit just as easily, if not easier. So that’s what I ultimately did.
I used the premium version, but I think one can also use the free version just fine.

To the developers of this app and this program, thank you! You might have saved my life, but for certain you’ve improved my life a great deal.

Rarrobin ,

Was better before

It’s been about a year and a half since I used this last. It helped me quit smoking but some rough stuff happened and I started again and abandoned this app. Now here I am looking to quit again so I start using this app again because it helped so much last time.

It’s changed completely and not really in a good way. There used to be a handful of mini sessions to listen to when craving which were a tremendous help that were free and other ones you had to have the subscription to use that were also helpful. The subscription price has also gone up quite a bit. I don’t really use the personal coach and really just want the little sessions. But they are all locked. So are the after quitting sessions. It’s very disappointing that something that was amazing before has just gone down.

The price isn’t the worst if you are a regular smoker but all I wanted was those craving sessions. They helped a lot and the only way to use them and really anything in the app is with the subscription. There used to be a variety of subscription types but now there’s just one. It’s just disheartening.

App Privacy

The developer, Digital Therapeutics Ltd, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.

Data Linked to You

The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:

  • Health & Fitness
  • Contact Info
  • User Content
  • Usage Data

Data Not Linked to You

The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:

  • Diagnostics

Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More

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