Illinois Tobacco Quitline

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Illinois Tobacco Quitline

• 1-866-QUIT-YES

in partnership with
Vermilion County Health Department
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Purpose

• The Tobacco Quitline
• is here for one reason . . .
• to help people quit tobacco

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Resources

• Spanish speaking interpreter on staff
• Access to 150 languages via an interpretation
  service
• Telecommunication Line for the Deaf

• The American Lung Association Medical Advisory
  Board

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Qualified, experienced Staff 200 years of
experience

• Registered Nurses
• Registered Respiratory Therapists
• Certified Tobacco Cessation Counselors

Capacity for handling over 100 Quitline calls
per day
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Hours of Operation

• 700 a.m. to 700 p.m., Central Time
• Monday through Friday
• Calls received outside
• of these times are
• taken by voice mail
• responded to the next
• working day

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Services

• Tobacco Quitline services are free of charge
• Options include
• Reactive Services ---
• client calls weekly
• Proactive Services ---
• counselor calls client
• at scheduled intervals

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How does it work?

• Clients are counseled on
• the newest techniques
• Individualized quitting
• plans are developed
• and can include

Behavioral Modification Techniques Nicotine
Replacement Products Medication Therapy
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Packets

• Tobacco Cessation
• information sent in
• the mail includes
• nicotine replacement
• prescription medication
• behavior modification
• the recovery process
• withdrawal symptoms
• tips for cravings, coping,
• stress management

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Free patches are available

• Vermilion County Health Department will provide
  up to 4 weeks of patches free, if you use the
  QUITLINE's counseling....
• ...or you can call 431-2662, ext 241, for
  information about group cessation classes at the
  health department

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Benefits

• Quitline staff offer encouragement and support
  throughout the quitting process

Telephone quitlines can increase success in
quitting by up to 56!
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The Illinois Tobacco Quitline the Vermilion
County Health Department.........

• Telecommunication Line for the Deaf
  1-800-501-1068
• The Quitlines knowledgeable staff
• is waiting to serve you at 1-866-784-8987...or
  call the health department at 431-2662
• ext 241 for more information.