UNITED STATES

Alabama
Quitline:
Alabama
In operation since April 2005
Website:
Phone No:
Line#
Toll Free Number
Language
1 800-784-8669 English/Spanish
2 800-969-1393 TTY
Eligibility Criteria
For counseling:
 Over 19 years old; under 19 requires parental consent.
For free medications:
 Over 18 years old and meet medical/physical criteria; under 18, physician approval required. All callers requesting NRT must agree to counseling.
 
Languages
Counseling offered in:
 English, Spanish.
Third party counseling:
 Over 100 languages.
 
Standard Hours of Operation:
Counseling assistance available:
 
Mon 8:00:00 - 20:00:00
Tues 8:00:00 - 20:00:00
Wed 8:00:00 - 20:00:00
Thurs 8:00:00 - 20:00:00
Fri 8:00:00 - 20:00:00
Sat Closed -
Sun Closed -
 
Live pickup of incoming calls:
 
Mon 8:00:00 - 20:00:00
Tues 8:00:00 - 20:00:00
Wed 8:00:00 - 20:00:00
Thurs 8:00:00 - 20:00:00
Fri 8:00:00 - 20:00:00
Sat Closed -
Sun Closed -
 
Closed On:
Martin Luthur King Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thankgsgiving Day and Christmas Day.
Services Offered
 
Phone Counseling
?Standard counseling available for an adult tobacco smoker Yes.
?Number of sessions provided for typical tobacco smoker 6.
?Length of typical 1st session 20 minutes.
?Length of typical follow-up session 8 minutes.
?Timing of counseling sessions Every week up to quit date, on or close to quit date, one week post quit, 30 days post quit, 3, 6, 12 months post quit.
Web-based Services
None.

Other Services
Medication offered for free or at a discount
?Free medications Free Patches
?Discounted medications None


Specialized material available for:
African Americans, Native Americans, Pregnant women, Smokless tobacco users.

Specialized material sent to:
Callers, proxy callers, healthcare providers, employers.

 
Operator of the quitline counseling services: Information and Quality Healthcare
Funder: CDC, Alabama Department of Public Health
Funding source(s): CDC, Alabama Department of Public Health
 
As of November 2007