NURSING DIVISION
HOCKING COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT

The Hocking County Health Department has the Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation Grant through the Ohio Department of Health. This grant aims to reduce the use and initiation of tobacco/nicotine products and increase cessation resources in our community through education and awareness. This grant focuses on cessation, youth prevention education, secondhand smoke exposure, and policy change to strive for a healthier community. Our tobacco program staff can help guide you through the quit line process and provide you with cessation resources in Hocking County and surrounding areas including the Ohio Tobacco Quit Line and My Life My Quit.

 

OHIO TOBACCO QUIT LINE

There’re so many reasons to quit, what’s yours?

The Ohio Tobacco Quit Line is here to help you succeed in your quit journey. The Ohio Tobacco Quit Line is telephone-based counseling to help you quit smoking and/or the use of other tobacco/nicotine products, including electronic cigarettes. The quit line is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and is free for everyone over the age of 18 in Ohio. All quit line participants can receive FREE nicotine replacement after each session is completed, up to 5 sessions.

WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN CALLING THE QUIT LINE:

• Your calls will be answered by a trained counselor.
• Your first call will include questions about your tobacco use history and basic demographic information.
• Each call is approximately 10-15 minutes in length and are scheduled at a time that is good for you.
• If you miss a call you can call back anytime, and you can call as many times has needed.
• Calls from the Ohio Tobacco Quit Line show up as
  1-855-261-2640, program this number in your phone so you don’t miss the calls.

OHIO TOBACCO QUIT LINE:

https://ohio.quitlogix.org/en-US/

MY LIFE MY QUIT

My Life My Quit is a session program available to all youth under the age of 18. This program is free, confidential, and available through calls, text, and online chat. Thousands of teens have joined My Life, My Quit for free, non-judgmental support, 1:1 help to quit, and easy-to-follow tips from their friendly Coaches.

Text START MY QUIT to 36072

MY LIFE MY QUIT:

https://oh.mylifemyquit.org/index

QUIT SMOKING RESOURCES:

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation
• Tobacco Free Ohio Alliance