UNITED STATES

Colorado
Quitline:
Colorado Quitline
In operation since October 2001
Website:
Phone No:
Line#
Toll Free Number
Language
1 (800) 639-7848 English
2 (800) 639-7848 Spanish
T (800) 659-2656 Deaf or hard of hearing
Eligibility Criteria
For counseling:
 Age; Readiness
For free medications:
 For NRT- Caller must be willing to enroll in the quitline counseling program and make a quit attempt in the next 30 days; must be 18 years of age or older; must not be pregnant; must not have medical contraindications such as cardiovascular disease, etc.; and must be requesting product for self, not a friend or family member
 
Languages
Counseling offered in:
 English, Spanish
Third party counseling:
 Teleprinters
 
Standard Hours of Operation:
Counseling assistance available:
 
Mon 7:00:00 - 21:00:00
Tues 7:00:00 - 21:00:00
Wed 7:00:00 - 21:00:00
Thurs 7:00:00 - 21:00:00
Fri 7:00:00 - 19:00:00
Sat 8:00:00 - 16:30:00
Sun 8:00:00 - 16:30:00
 
Live pickup of incoming calls:
 
Mon 7:00:00 - 21:00:00
Tues 7:00:00 - 21:00:00
Wed 7:00:00 - 21:00:00
Thurs 7:00:00 - 21:00:00
Fri 7:00:00 - 19:00:00
Sat 8:00:00 - 16:30:00
Sun 8:00:00 - 16:30:00
 
Closed On:
Thanksgiving, Christmas
Services Offered
 
Phone Counseling
?Standard counseling available for an adult tobacco smoker Multiple: counselor-initiated
?Number of sessions provided for typical tobacco smoker 5
?Length of typical 1st session 25 minutes
?Length of typical follow-up session 15 minutes
?Timing of counseling sessions Negotiated with client based on his/her schedule and quit date
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

Other Services
Voice mail with call back; Referral to other services; Fax referral for health care providers and other referral sources; Mailed information or self-help resources; Return feedback to provider

Medication offered for free or at a discount
?Free medications NRT to anyone who enrolled in the program. (This includes offering a maximum of two 4-week supplies of the nicotine patch, and in cases of contraindications to the patch, the nicotine gum is offered.)
?Discounted medications None


Specialized material available for:
Pregnant tobacco users; Youth 12-17; Smokeless tobacco users; Racial/Ethnic populations

Specialized material sent to:
Those wanting to help others quit

 
Operator of the quitline counseling services: National Jewish Medical and Research Center
Funder: CDPHE, STEPP
Funding source(s): State/Provincial government, Tobacco tax revenues, Federal government
 
As of July 2010