Smoking Cessation
Real Help To Quit Smoking
The harmful effects of smoking include chronic lung disease, heart disease, and stroke, as well as many cancers such as lung cancer. And smoking hurts more than just people who light up. According to the most recent Tulsa County Health Profile, pregnant smokers are more likely to have babies with a low birth weight - and an estimated 3000 non-smoking Americans die of lung cancer due to second-hand smoke each year.
Call 1-800-QUIT-NOW
If you or someone you know wants to quit smoking, help is available for free. Simply call 1-800-QUIT-NOW, a friendly, informative tobacco-cessation quit line, available 7 a.m.-11 p.m. to Oklahoma residents. Tobacco cessation specialists are ready to help set up a customized quit plan and quit date that's right for you. They can also mail you printed materials and make referrals to other smoking cessation resources. This quit line is sponsored by the MATCH Project, a tobacco-use prevention and cessation program that works in conjunction with the Oklahoma State Department of Health.
The MATCH Project aims to:
- Prevent the start of tobacco use among our youth
- Protect children, workers, and the public from second-hand smoke
- Promote quitting among youth and adults
- Eliminate the disparities of tobacco use among population groups
Oklahoma's Breathe Easy Campaign
Since September 1, 2003, new statutes governing smoking in public spaces and indoor workplaces have been in effect, making most indoor public places smoke free. Click here for an overview of current public smoking policies.