UNITED STATES

New Jersey
Quitline:
New Jersey Quitline
In operation since October 2000
Website:
Phone No:
Line#
Toll Free Number
Language
1 (866) 657-8677 English
T (866) 257-2971 Deaf or hard of hearing
Eligibility Criteria
For counseling:
 None
For free medications:
 None
 
Languages
Counseling offered in:
 English, Spanish
Third party counseling:
 English, Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean, Vietnamese, French, Russian, AT&T services with translation in over 18 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 10:00:00 - 17:00:00
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 11:00:00 - 17:00:00
Sun Closed -
 
Closed On:
Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas
Services Offered
 
Phone Counseling
?Standard counseling available for an adult tobacco smoker Minimal/brief intervention; Single session counseling; Multiple: client-initiated; Multiple: counselor-initiated
?Number of sessions provided for typical tobacco smoker 6
?Length of typical 1st session 45 - 60 minutes
?Length of typical follow-up session 10 - 15 minutes
?Timing of counseling sessions None
Web-based Services
Information about the quitline; Information about tobacco cessation; Self-directed web-based intervention to help tobacco users quit; Automated email message; Chat room; Interactive counseling and/or email message to cessation specialist/counselor; Internet services

Other Services
Voice mail with call back; Recorded messages for help with quitting; Referral to other services; Fax referral for health care providers and other referral sources; Mailed information or self-help resources; Quitline referral via web banner ad

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


Specialized material available for:
Pregnant tobacco users; Youth 18-24; Smokeless tobacco users; Racial/Ethnic populations

Specialized material sent to:
Health professionals; Those wanting to help others quit

 
Operator of the quitline counseling services: ACS
Funder: New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
Funding source(s): State/Provincial government, Tobacco tax revenues, Federal government
 
As of November 2007