Update on the Adoption of Priority Practices for State Quitlines

In December 2022, NAQC released the report “Priority Practices for State Quitlines to Implement by June 2023” which identified the following six priority practices for state quitlines:

A. Counseling

1. Offer proactive telephone counseling. 

2. Offer tailored texting service. 

3. Provide tailored web-based service. 

4. Offer tailored counseling for adults who use e-cigarettes.  

B. Cessation Medications

5. Offer cessation medications. 

C. Increasing Reach

6. Offer a range of referral options. 

NAQC surveyed state quitlines about their adoption of the six priority practices in the FY2023 Annual Survey of State Quitlines. Twenty-one state quitlines indicated that they had adopted all six priority practices. Twenty-six state quitlines had adopted five of the six priority practices. The cessation medications practice had the lowest adoption rate at 40%. The chart below shows the adoption rate of each practice.

Source: FY23 Annual Survey, n=53 quitlines