UNITED STATES

South Carolina
Quitline:
South Carolina Tobacco Quitline
In operation since September 2004
Website:
Phone No:
Line#
Toll Free Number
Language
1 (800) QUIT-NOW (784-8669) English
2 (800) QUIT-NOW (784-8669) Spanish
T (877) 777-6534 Deaf or hard of hearing
Eligibility Criteria
For counseling:
 Readiness to quit; Acceptance of service and call back
For free medications:
 None
 
Languages
Counseling offered in:
 English, Spanish
Third party counseling:
 None
 
Standard Hours of Operation:
Counseling assistance available:
 
Mon 8:00:00 - 23:59:00
Tues 8:00:00 - 23:59:00
Wed 8:00:00 - 23:59:00
Thurs 8:00:00 - 23:59:00
Fri 8:00:00 - 23:59:00
Sat 8:00:00 - 23:59:00
Sun 8:00:00 - 23:59:00
 
Live pickup of incoming calls:
 
Mon 8:00:00 - 23:59:00
Tues 8:00:00 - 23:59:00
Wed 8:00:00 - 23:59:00
Thurs 8:00:00 - 23:59:00
Fri 8:00:00 - 23:59:00
Sat 8:00:00 - 23:59:00
Sun 8:00:00 - 23:59:00
 
Closed On:
Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day, 1/2 day Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, 1/2 day New Year's Eve
Services Offered
 
Phone Counseling
?Standard counseling available for an adult tobacco smoker Standard counseling available for adults and youth ages 13-17 (Youth Support Program). Single session and multiple sessions formats; client and counselor initiated provided; web-based service integrated with phone counseling.
?Number of sessions provided for typical tobacco smoker 5
?Length of typical 1st session 30 to 45 minutes
?Length of typical follow-up session 20 minutes
?Timing of counseling sessions Timed around quit date: 1st intervention at registration; 2nd call at quit date; 3rd call 7-10 days following quit date; 4th call 30 days out (if client quit at 3rd call) or new quit date set and 4th call held then; 5th call is 30 days following 4th call if client has quit or new quit date set and 5th call held then.
Web-based Services
Information about the quitline; Information about tobacco cessation; Self-directed web-based intervention to help tobacco users quit; Interactive counseling and/or email message to cessation specialist/counselor

Other Services
Voice mail with call back; Recorded messages for help with quitting; Referral to other services; 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; Youth, 13-17; Adults, 18+; Smokeless tobacco users; Hispanic users

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

 
Operator of the quitline counseling services: Free & Clear, Inc.
Funder: SC Department of Health and Environmental Control
Funding source(s): Federal government; State government (nonrecurring from year to year).
 
As of July 2007