US: Tobacco Quitline Celebrates 10 Years

Source from:  The Journal Press 03/03/2016

The Indiana Tobacco Quitline, 1-800-QUIT NOW, is celebrating a decade of helping thousands of Hoosiers overcome their tobacco addiction and live healthier lives.

Since it began in March 2006, the Quitline has helped more than 114,000 tobacco users quit tobacco through its free phone counseling and its web-based service, Web Coach, and supplementary texting service, Text2Quit. It has also provided help for pregnant smokers who want to quit through programs that emphasize the benefits of quitting for both mother and baby and encourage smoking partners to quit as well.

Indiana's adult smoking rate is 22.9 percent, down from 25.9 percent in 2011.

For more information about the Indiana Tobacco Quitline, to see testimonials about the Quitline or to learn more about joining the Quit Now Indiana Preferred Network, please visit www.QuitNowIndiana.com. Enditem