May 11, 2009

My QuitLine app help you to quit smoking - during opening hours

big_icon_30601.png Apple iPhone users can listen to music, send text messages and now - thanks to a couple of GW faculty members - quit smoking. The GW Hatchett reports.

quotemarksright.jpgMy Quitline is a free iPhone application that allows users to instant message and speak over the phone with trained quit-smoking counselors from the National Cancer Institute Quitline.

The 2008 Public Health Service Guideline "Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence" recommended the QuitLine as an effective tool to quit smoking.quotesmarksleft.jpg

Opening hours:

Phone Counseling Hours 1-877-44U-QUIT:
Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. local time.
Available in English or Spanish Free

Live Help Hours:
Monday - Friday, 9:00 AM - 11:00 PM ET Available in English or Spanish Free