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New Jersey Quit Smoking Services Facts

New Jersey Quitline, New Jersey QuitNet® and New Jersey Quitcenters

Tobacco use is the single most preventable cause of death and disease in New Jersey. The State's cessation services are a part of its Comprehensive Tobacco Control Program, which works to significantly reduce tobacco use among New Jersey residents.
New Jersey Quitline (1-866-NJ-STOPS), New Jersey QuitNet® and New Jersey Quitcenters are tobacco cessation services provided by the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services to help state residents successfully quit using tobacco.

NJ Quitline is a free counseling and referral service available six days a week in 26 languages.
NJ Quitline counselors work with registrants to develop an individualized treatment plan, including ongoing support and follow-up.
NJ Quitline has proved successful; more than 30 percent of registered users reported they were tobacco-free after six months, a result well above the national average success rate of 10 percent to 12 percent for structured cessation programs.

NJ QuitNet® is a free online information, counseling and referral service that offers a variety of resources to help people quit tobacco, including a quitting calendar, quitting tools and strategies, a directory of local treatment programs and support groups. NJ QuitNet users have access to peer support groups and trained counselors 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
NJ QuitNet® is based on a technological innovation introduced in 1995 at Boston University, which has become an internationally accepted Web-based tobacco cessation program. New Jersey was among the first states to utilize this technology, which has been customized for its residents.
New Jersey QuitNet® served approximately 117,224 New Jersey residents in 2006.

NJ Quitcenters provide face-to-face counseling services in clinical settings. The Quitcenters follow a model developed by UMDNJ-School of Public Health.
A list of NJ Quitcenter locations is available at www.nj.quitnet.com or by calling 1-866-NJ-STOPS.
This year, there are eight centers funded by the Comprehensive Tobacco Control Program of the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services to help New Jersey residents quit smoking.

Nearly 76 percent of New Jersey's 1.15 million smokers want to quit, yet without seeking help only 3 percent succeed. With New Jersey Quitline, smokers are 10 times more likely to succeed. Smokers are 50 percent more likely to succeed when family, friends and colleagues support them.		Within 20 minutes after their last cigarette, smokers' blood pressure and heart rate drop 48 hours: The ability to smell and taste is enhanced 1 to 9 months: Coughing and shortness of breath decrease View additional benefits of quitting smoking

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