UNITED STATES

New Jersey
Quitline:
New Jersey Quitline
In operation since October 2000
Website:
Phone No:
Line#
Toll Free Number
Language
1 (866) NJ-STOPS (657-8677) English
2 (800) QUIT NOW English
3 (800) QUIT NOW Spanish
T (877) 777-6534 Deaf or hard of hearing
Eligibility Criteria
For counseling:
 18 years of age or older; Readiness to quit
For free medications:
 None
 
Languages
Counseling offered in:
 English, Spanish
Third party counseling:
 Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean, Vietnamese, French, Russian, Interpretive services with translation in over 170 languages
 
Standard Hours of Operation:
Counseling assistance available:
 
Mon 8:00:00 - 03:00:00
Tues 8:00:00 - 03:00:00
Wed 8:00:00 - 03:00:00
Thurs 8:00:00 - 03:00:00
Fri 8:00:00 - 03:00:00
Sat 08:00:00 - 03:00:00
Sun 08:00:00 - 03:00:00
 
Live pickup of incoming calls:
 
Mon 24 hours -
Tues 24 hours -
Wed 24 hours -
Thurs 24 hours -
Fri 24 hours -
Sat 24 hours -
Sun 24 hours -
 
Closed On:
Independence Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day
Services Offered
 
Phone Counseling
?Standard counseling available for an adult tobacco smoker Multiple call counseling session client-initiated; Multiple counselor-initiated
?Number of sessions provided for typical tobacco smoker 5
?Length of typical 1st session 30 minutes
?Length of typical follow-up session 10 - 15 minutes
?Timing of counseling sessions Program is relapse sensitive with at least two follow-up calls in the 10 days post quit; At least one or two of the calls are spaced at 21 day intervals to provide ongoing follow-up support
Web-based Services
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
Voicemail with call back; Recorded messages for help with quitting; Referral to other services; Fax referral for health care providers and other referral resources; Mailed information or self-help resources

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


Specialized material available for:
Pregnant tobacco users; Smokeless tobacco users; Chronic Conditions; Ethnic and priority populations

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

 
Operator of the quitline counseling services: Free & Clear, Inc.
Funder: New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
Funding source(s): State/Provincial Government; Federal Government
 
as of March 2010