UNITED STATES

New Hampshire
Quitline:
New Hampshire
In operation since July 2005
Website:
Phone No:
Line#
Toll Free Number
Language
1 1-800-879-8678 English
2 1-800-833-5256 Spanish
3 1-800-943-8284 English (quit tips)
4 1-800-943-8284 Spanish (quit tips)
5 1-800-833-1477 Deaf or hard of hearing
Eligibility Criteria
For counseling:
Age 18+.
For free medications:
n/a.
 
Languages
Counseling offered in:
English, Spanish
Third party counseling:
Language Line services with translation in over 140 languages.
 
Standard Hours of Operation:
Counseling assistance available:
 
Mon 9:00:00 - 20:30:00
Tues 9:00:00 - 20:30:00
Wed 9:00:00 - 20:30:00
Thurs 9:00:00 - 20:30:00
Fri 9:00:00 - 17:00:00
Sat 11:00:00 - 15:00:00
Sun Closed -
 
Live pickup of incoming calls:
 
Mon 9:00:00 - 19:00:00
Tues 9:00:00 - 19:00:00
Wed 9:00:00 - 19:00:00
Thurs 9:00:00 - 19:00:00
Fri 9:00:00 - 17:00:00
Sat Closed -
Sun Closed -
 
Closed On:
New Year's, Martin Luther King, President's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Thanksgiving, Day after Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Services Offered
 
Phone Counseling
?Standard counseling available for an adult tobacco smoker Multiple sessions: Client-initiated and Counselor-initiated.

?Number of sessions provided for typical tobacco smoker 6.

?Length of typical 1st session 35 minutes.

?Length of typical follow-up session 15 - 25 minutes.

?Timing of counseling sessions First session establishes quit date; Timed around quit date: On quit date; 3 days, 1 week, 2 weeks, one month post quit date.
Web-based Services
Interactive cessation program, Calendar, information on tobacco and cessation.

Other Services
Voicemail with call back; Recorded messages for help with quitting; Referral to other services; Mailed information or self-help resources; Fax referral for health care providers and other referral sources, www.quitworksNH.org.

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

?Discounted medications None


Specialized material available for:
Pregnant tobacco users; smokeless tobacco users; Youth 12-17; Youth 18-24; Older tobacco users; Racial/ethnic populations.

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

 
Operator of the quitline counseling services: JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc.
Funder: Federal Government/CDC.
Funding source(s): Federal government.
 
As of April 2009