Tobacco
The state Department of Health, as part of its tobacco education program, has a public tobacco Quit Line, 1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669), 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. If you are interested in quitting, call 1-877-784-8669 or visit quitline.com. 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 (1-800-784-8669).
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
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