Monday, October 1, 2012

Utah Tobacco Quit line Information


Information from http://www.tobaccofreeutah.org/quitline.html

Need some extra help quitting?
When you call the Utah Tobacco Quit Line toll-free at 1.800.QUIT.NOW,you will be connected to either your quit-smoking services at your health plan or to a quit coach at the Quit Line.  Either way, a friendly, professional coach will guide you through the quitting process.  You can even call if you are helping someone else to quit tobacco.

The Tobacco Prevention and Control Program (TPCP) at the Utah Department of Health and its partners, use comprehensive strategies to reduce tobacco use and tobacco-related disease and death. Our primary goals are to help tobacco users quit, prevent youth from starting to use tobacco, protect Utahns and visitors to the state from secondhand smoke, and to eliminate tobacco-related disparities. Our primary focus is on developing strategies and implementing activities that will prevent the use of tobacco altogether and at the same time implementing and supporting activities that will control or alleviate the negative health effects of direct use or the indirect exposure to tobacco.

Pick up the phone and call!  You'll receive:

An assessment of what you need to quit using tobacco
A personal plan for quitting, developed by you and your quit coach
A quit kit to walk you through the quitting process step-by-step
A connection to resources such as health plans within your area

FREE!

Phone-based coaching is convenient, private and very effective.
Call the Utah Tobacco Quit Line toll-free 1.800.QUIT.NOW (1.800.784.8669) to learn more about this great resource.  TTY users, call toll-free at 1.888.229.2182.

Hours of Operation:  Monday-Sunday, 6am- 11pm

For more detailed information go to: http://www.tobaccofreeutah.org/quitlinefacts.pdf (PDF 16KB)



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