Your healthcare provider can send a referral to the Texas Quitline using a fax, mobile app or, in some cases, by using the electronic medical record. When you and your provider work with the Texas Quitline you are more likely to quit sooner. The Texas Department of State Health Services provides this support service to all Texans who are ready to quit using any form of tobacco within the next 30 days. The Texas Quitlline combines an online and phone counseling program with an array of tools and services to help you live tobacco free. Counseling services are available in over 100 languages. Professional cessation counselors receive 200 hours of training to personalize quit advice and to work with patients based on lifstyle and other health concerns. With the provider referral, you can also get FREE nicotine replacement therapy (NRT), like the gum, patch or lozenges mailed to your home. Talk to your provider about a referral today.
If you don't have a doctor you can still reach the Quitline for FREE support services by calling
1 (877) YES-QUIT / 1(877)937-7848 or visiting www.YesQuit.org.