Tobacco Cessation
Free Phone and Internet Cessation Services
These services are funded by the Idaho Tobacco Prevention and Control Program at the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare. No tax dollars are involved.
Idaho QuitLine 1-800-QuitNow (1-800-784-8669)
Help to quit smoking is now just a phone call away. The Idaho QuitLine is a free telephone counseling service designed to help smokers quit. This confidential service connects tobacco users with trained counselors who guide and support them through the process of becoming tobacco-free.
idaho.quitnet.com
The Idaho QuitNet is a free internet service that can help you quit smoking. It offers expert advice on quitting, online support from other smokers who are trying to quit and information about medications that may make quitting easier. QuitNet is available 24 hours a day.
Free Classes
Coordinated by Central District Health Department and funded by Idaho Tobacco Millennium monies.
Most classes meet five times and cover the following topics:
- Nicotine addiction and habit
- Consequences of tobacco use
- Information and tips on how to quit
- Dealing with withdrawal symptoms
- Managing stress through relaxation techniques
- Avoiding weight gain
- Social supports
- How to become a non-tobacco user for good!
Additional Resources
- American Academy of Family Physicians
- American Cancer Society
- American Lung Association
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Coalition for a Healthy Idaho
Cessation for Pregnant Women
Cessation for Teens
Contacts for Free Classes
Boise and Meridian
Nancy Caspersen, RN
208-342-0308
www.quitandlive.net
nancycaspersen@cableone.net
Joanne Graff, CDHD
208-375-5211
Email Joanne
Terri Landa, St. Luke's
208-381-3491
Register: 208-381-1200
Email Terri
Michelle Wright
Youth Classes
208-938-9380
Email Michelle
McCall
Judy Ray
208-634-4061 ext. 180
Email Judy
Mtn Home
Anne Bush
208-587-4623
Email Anne
Contact
Joanne Graff, CFCS
Program Coordinator
Tobacco Cessation
208-327-8543
Email Joanne
