The INDEPENDENT, July 5, 2000
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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).
In addition to a personalized
quit plan, callers receive an
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