The service offers “Quit Coaches” through live chat or text, group videos and the ability to create a personalized dashboard to track one’s progress. “Tobacco use is the number one cause of preventable death in North Carolina and nationwide,” said Susan Kansagra, M.D., Director of the NCDHHS Division of Public Health. “We are making this resource available to support the health and well-being of North Carolinians, including young people who want to quit vaping.”
A release on the NCDHHS page explained that QuitlineNC is a free, effective and confidential service “that provides anyone who needs it with easy access to expertly trained Quit Coaches, as well as free nicotine replacement therapy (patches with gum or lozenges) for adult participants. Services are available in English and Spanish and can be translated in more than 200 languages.”
A $3.35 million grant to study text messages for smoking cessation
Back in 2020, a grant of $3.35 million had been awarded to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) to work on developing effective messaging techniques that discourage teens from using e-cigarettes.
An article by Triangle Business Journal, had revealed that the National Institute on Drug Abuse had selected Prof. Seth Noar, from the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, to lead the five-year national study.
Noar had highlighted that the aim was to identify the most promising messaging techniques directed at adolescents, with the intention of deterring them from using e-cigarettes. Subsequently, any selected messages were to be evaluated in a randomized trial, to determine whether they can actually lead to a reduction in e-cigarette use or not.
QuitlineNC is available round the clock
Meanwhile QuitlineNC is free and available 24/7.
“To reach QuitlineNC:
- Visit www.QuitlineNC.com
- Text READY to 34191
- Call 1-800-Quit-Now (1-800-784-8669)
- Spanish speakers may call 1-855-Déjelo-Ya (1-855-335-3569) or text LISTO to 34191
- American Indians can call 1-888-7AI-QUIT (1-888-724-7848)
- Teens ages 13-17 can text VAPEFREENC to 873373 to reach Live Vape Free, which offers teens the help and support they need to quit vaping.”
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