Quitting Smoking

Quitting Smoking

Tobacco is a powerfully addictive drug. Every day, thousands of children try their first cigarette or become addicted to tobacco – an addiction that could one day end their lives prematurely.

In Hamilton County, more than 23 percent of adults are addicted to cigarettes and almost 5 percent use smokeless tobacco. Many special groups are affected by tobacco including those that are chemically dependent and pregnant women.

The Hamilton County Tobacco-Free Partnership is working hard to help Hamilton County residents become tobacco-free. We offer a variety of services:

1. Partner Cessation Programs for Youth and Adults include:
   • The Ohio Tobacco Prevention Foundation Quit Line, 1- 800-QUIT-NOW.
   • For a list of quitting resources in Greater Cincinnati – click here (This document is a Adobe PDF which can be opened with the free Adobe Acrobat Reader. To download the reader, please click here.)
2. Pregnant Women
   • 5As brief intervention smoking cessation program for pregnant women as part of home visits offered by Every Child Succeeds.
3. Chemically Dependent
   • Chemical Dependency Treatment Organizations are working to incorporate nicotine into their overall treatment plans.

For help to quit smoking, check out these web sites:
The American Cancer Society
The American Lung Association
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Funded by Ohio Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Foundation
and The Hamilton County General Health District