Washington State Quitline: 20 Years Helping Washingtonians Break Free from Tobacco..
Monday, December 21, 2020
Posted by: Natalia Gromov
On
November 19 the Washington State Department of Health celebrated the 20th
anniversary of the Washington State Quitline. Since November 2000, the quitline
has provided free, personalized tobacco cessation counseling and medication to
tens of thousands of callers. This year, the North American Quitline Consortium
ranked Washington’s quitline second in the nation for its participant quit
rate.
It is more important than ever to reduce tobacco use and vaping because they
increase the risk of developing serious health complications from viral
infections, including COVID-19.
The Washington quitline helps meet the needs of distinct groups, such as teens
who vape and pregnant women who smoke, by counseling them on ways to beat
nicotine addiction. Counseling is available in more than 240 languages, and
participants can also get text- and web-based support.
The quitline’s 20th anniversary coincides with this year’s Great American
Smokeout, the American Cancer Society event on November 19, 2020, that promotes
tobacco cessation nationwide.
The DOH website is
your source for a
healthy dose of information.
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