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Tobacco

The state Department of Health, as part of its tobacco education program, has a public tobacco Quit Line, 1-877-270-STOP, where patients can access one-on-one telephone counseling and referral to follow-up support. (They also have a website.)

A statewide resource, the Tobacco Quit Line was specifically designed to begin addressing concerns of healthcare providers—to help patients gain barrier-free access, without practice disruption, to high-quality tobacco cessation programs.

Washington's Tobacco Quit Line includes:

  • individual, in-depth counseling that includes motivation and problem-solving advice;
  • up-to-date information about pharmacological support;
  • information about cessation benefits offered by health plans;
  • information and referral to other cessation services, including local resources;
  • a Tobacco Quit Kit containing custom-selected materials for each patient; proactive outgoing calls for some uninsured and Medicaid callers; and
  • information for healthcare providers about effective cessation techniques and resources.

Anyone can call the Quit Line. A special toll free line is available for Spanish-speaking callers at 1-877-2-NO-FUME and a TTY line for the hearing-impaired at 1-877-777-6534. Caller translation services are available for other languages on the main Quit Line (1-877-270-STOP).

The Washington State Tobacco Quit Line has new hours: Monday-Thursday, 5 a.m.-9 p.m. Friday 5 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday-Sunday 6 a.m.-5 p.m. If you are interested in quitting, call 1-877-270-STOP or visit quitline.com.

Check out these other tobacco-related websites:

Washington State Department of Health Tobacco Web-pages

www.tobacco.org

Tobacco Free Kids

American Lung Association of Washington

American Cancer Society

US Department of Health and Human Services



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