UNITED STATES

Florida
Quitline:
Florida Quit-for-Life Line
In operation since December 2001
Website:
Phone No:
Line#
Toll Free Number
Language
1 (877) 822-6669 English
T (866)-228-4327 Hearing Impaired
Eligibility Criteria
For counseling:
 Must be 11 years or older.
For free medications:
 Must be 18 years or older and pass a medical screening. Pregnant women do not receive NRT and Medicade clients are referred back to their providers.
 
Languages
Counseling offered in:
 English, Spanish
Third party counseling:
 All other languages.
 
Standard Hours of Operation:
Counseling assistance available:
 
Mon 7:00:00 - 24:00:00
Tues 7:00:00 - 24:00:00
Wed 7:00:00 - 24:00:00
Thurs 7:00:00 - 24:00:00
Fri 7:00:00 - 21:00:00
Sat 9:00:00 - 19:00:00
Sun 9:00:00 - 19:00:00
 
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:
Thanksgiving, Christmas
Services Offered
 
Phone Counseling
?Standard counseling available for an adult tobacco smoker Minimal/brief intervention; 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 15-30 minutes
?Timing of counseling sessions About a week apart.
Web-based Services
Information about the quitline; Information about tobacco cessation

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

Medication offered for free or at a discount
?Free medications Patches, Gum, and Lozenges
?Discounted medications None


Specialized material available for:
Everyone

Specialized material sent to:
Everyone

 
Operator of the quitline counseling services: American Cancer Society Quitline
Funder: Florida Department of Health, Tobacco Prevention Program
Funding source(s): State/Provincial government, Federal government
 
As of March 2008