Cessation
Tobacco Quitline
The South Carolina Tobacco Quitline is a free, comprehensive tobacco treatment service featuring phone and Internet counseling. The program offers a one-on-one approach to cessation counseling, where each caller is assigned to a personal “Quit Coach,” who will work with the participant throughout the quitting process. The program is science-based and has been clinically proven to help participants quit smoking and stay smoke-free.
Services are available 8:00 a.m. to midnight, seven days a week. After the initial call, participants will work with their Quit Coaches to schedule subsequent sessions. The Quit Coach will then call the participant at agreed-upon times and dates. Participants are free to call between scheduled sessions if they need extra support.
The Quitline is open to any South Carolina resident. The program will prioritize services for those most in need of cessation help. It offers the most comprehensive services to the uninsured, Medicaid patients and people referred via a fax referral program by their physician.
The S.C. Tobacco Quitline is excited to introduce Click to Call, a new FREE feature that will connect web site visitors directly with the Quitline.
Click to Call is a button that initiates a telephone call into the S.C. Tobacco Quitline, making it easy for participants to contact their Quit Coach™ for any reason – whether they’re dealing with a craving, have a question about medication, or just want to talk about their quit experience.
Simply click the button above, enter the telephone phone number where you want to be reached and a time frame for receiving a call; and
click “submit.”
The Quitline Provider Fax Referral is a program that builds on the services of the SC Tobacco Quitline by creating partnerships with healthcare providers. Through the Provider Fax Referral program, smokers and chewers no longer have to take the first step by calling the Quitline; instead, after talking with their Healthcare Provider, the patient agrees to have the Quitline call them – making a “proactive” contact. To refer a patient, please download the HIPPA compliance letter and fax referral form.
The Quitline is a partnership between the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control and Free & Clear, Inc., a Seattle-based tobacco treatment provider with experience running quitlines in 16 states. To Quit for Keeps, call 1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669).