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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