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The INDEPENDENT, July 5, 2000 Page 15 O r e g o n ia n s a re c a llin g it q u its (fo r to b a c c o u s e ) b y th e th o u s a n d s been a smoker since l was 1 b years old, and now I’m finally free,” Duggan said. "I go for long walks, I take the kids to the park, I feel better and I look better." She smoked one pack of cigarettes a day for 15 years before quitting four months ago. ‘T h e Quit Line was there when I needed answers. I don’t think I could have done it w ith out the people on the other end of the line,” Duggan said. “The thing that makes me feel really good about quitting is that my kids are no longer exposed to The Oregon Tobacco Quit Line just received its 15,000th call from tobacco users want ing help to quit. ‘T h e Quit Line has been in operation only for 18 months, and w e’re proud to be serving so many people,” said Clay Parton, manager of Tobacco Prevention and Edu cation for the Department of Hum an S ervices, O regon Health Division. “Oregon is a leader in this effort, and the system is really working well.” Stacy Duggan of Portland has used the service. “ I’ve secondhand smoke. This has done wonderful things for my self-confidence. I am like a new person.” This specific program is available only in Oregon. A few other states offer quit lines and W ashington State and M on tana are considering sim ilar programs. Every day, dozens of sm ok ers phone the Quit Line to get help from a trained counselor. These counselors analyze the caller’s tobacco use patterns and help them identify upcom ing stressful events and coping strategies. Together they de velop a personal quitting plan. Ani O ’Hara, Quit Line Direc tor, believes that this personal approach is the key. “A lot of people want to quit. There is social and financial pressure. Cigarettes cost a lot of money and people want to spend their money in ways that give them more pleasure,” said O ’Hara. Cigarettes cost as much as $3 per pack. “Oregon Tobacco Quit Kit” in the mail. Inside the kit is a w or ry stone and other helpful tools to keep smokers’ hands busy. Doug Pitts is a smoking coun selor with the Quit Line. “W hat we find is that people tend to have something to pull on, un wind or bend. Anything to keep their hands busy helps be cause a lot of smoking behav ior involves m anipulation,” Doug Pitts said. The Oregon Tobacco Pre vention and E ducation Pro gram is a comprehensive effort to reduce the use of tobacco and exposure to secondhand smoke. It includes programs in local com m unities, schools, businesses, media and special populations. The program is funded by a tobacco tax in crease approved by the voters in 1996. Ten percent of the new revenue is allocated to tobacco use prevention and reduction. Oregonians who are ready to quit tobacco, call toll-free 1- 877-270-STOP (English) or 1- 877-2NOFUME (Spanish) or 1- 877-772-6534 (TTY). 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