Why Refer QUIT LINE?
OhioQuits enables you to provide your patients with a proven source of advice and support – that takes less in-office time than other programs – and does not require you to become a tobacco cessation counselor yourself. It is a genuine lifeline that consists of:


  • A seven-day-per-week, bilingual intake call center with TTY service for the deaf and hard of hearing.
  • A comprehensive tobacco-use history of the caller, completed by a QUIT LINE quit specialist.
  • Proactive, positive counseling sessions, including facilitation of FREE or REDUCED COST Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT), if the caller qualifies.
  • Relapse prevention strategies.
  • Comprehensive printed materials.
  • Participation and utilization reporting.
  • Telephonic surveying to measure effectiveness.

Ohio Tobacco QUIT LINE quit specialists are full-time counselors, trained and credentialed by National Jewish Medical and Research Center, recognized by U.S. News & World Report as the No.1 respiratory hospital in America every year since 1998. Our quit specialists understand the process of quitting. They're familiar with callers' cases and are nonjudgmental and empathetic to the challenges of tobacco cessation.