If you’re trying to quit smoking or using tobacco, help is only a phone call away. You can call the Ohio Tobacco Quit Line at 1-800-QUIT NOW for free counseling Monday-Thursday from 9:00 am-11:00 pm, Friday 9:00 am—9:00 pm, or Saturday and Sunday from 10:00 am - 6:30 pm.

A trained quit specialist will explain the services offered by the Quit Line and then ask you some questions about your own tobacco use and quitting goals. He or she will help you come up with a personal plan that will prepare you to quit and help you set a quit date.

Quit Line operators can talk to you about your own quitting challenges, schedule future counseling calls, give you information about medications and nicotine replacement products, and send you books, pamphlets and brochures. You may call the Quit Line as many times as you need to, free of charge. The program usually can be completed in five sessions that prepare you to quit and give you support as you attempt to quit.

The Quit Line is an especially good solution if you cannot attend classes in person because of time, cost or childcare issues. Tobacco users who call the Ohio Quit Line are FIVE TIMES as likely to stay tobacco free as those who try to quit on their own.

Even if you’ve smoked cigarettes or chewed tobacco for a long time, it’s not too late to quit. The health benefits of quitting are significant and begin within 20 minutes of quitting, no matter how long you’ve used tobacco. So call 1-800-QUIT NOW and call it quits.