Health Care
Treating Tobacco Use & Dependence
Ohio Tobacco Quit Line
1-800-QUIT-NOW
The Ohio Tobacco Quit Line is a free telephone service which offers free tobacco cessation counseling to Ohioans.
What is the Quit Line?
The Ohio Tobacco Quit Line is a free, telephone-based tobacco cessation resource. It provides information to tobacco users and non-tobacco users about tobacco dependence and its treatment, the dangers of secondhand smoke, and other tobacco-related information. The Quit Line offers a one-on-one proactive counseling program for tobacco users who are ready to quit. Many other states have a similar version of the Ohio Quit Line operating within the state.
Is it evidence or science-based? Is it effective?
Yes. Multiple scientific reviews have established that proactive telephone counseling through quit lines is an effective cessation method. The PHS Guidelines and the Guide to Community Preventive Services both recommend quit lines as an effective method to help people stop smoking. Also, the state-managed quit lines form a national tobacco quit line network, which is a federal initiative recommended in the National Action Plan for Tobacco Cessation.
Time to call:
- Monday-Thursday: 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.
- Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
- Saturday-Sunday: 10:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Ohio Quit Line offers:
- Support and advice from an experienced quit specialist
- A personalized quit plan and self help materials
- Latest information about medications that can help you quit
- Discounted rates for nicotine patches for uninsured Ohioans
Furthermore, it has been shown that quit line callers are five times more likely than non callers to quit smoking. More information is available through the Ohio Tobacco Quit Line's Web site, www.ohioquits.com (click here).
From this site, health care providers can order the FREE ‘Quit Kit,' a proven, lifesaving source of advice and support which requires less office time than usual.
Find a Quit Line program in your area by calling 1-800-ACS-2345.
Copyright 2008, Hamilton County Tobacco-Free Partnership
Funded by Ohio Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Foundation
and The Hamilton County General Health District