The Quit Line, 1-800-QUIT NOW, is a telephone-based tobacco counseling services for individuals interested in and / or attempting to quit smoking and offers a one-on-one proactive counseling program for tobacco users and their friends and family who are ready to quit using tobacco products. Quit lines provide effective cessation interventions that can overcome barriers smokers face in more traditional cessation programs, particularly accessibility and efficiency. More specifically, quit lines:

• Are free to callers, as they are accessible via a toll-free number;
• Eliminate the need to wait for a local tobacco cessation class to form;
• Eliminate the need for transportation;
• Eliminate the need for childcare services;
• Offer services that are available at the smoker's convenience;
• Offer tobacco cessation services to smokers in rural and underserved areas.

Additional information can be found at http://chfs.ky.gov/dph/ach/cd/quitline.htm.

To view the Quit Line brochure, click here.