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 Anyone in Wisconsin can get help quitting smoking by using the Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line. The Quit Line offers a variety of services to Wisconsin residents,
such as:
- One-on-one practical telephone counseling. Quit Line cessation specialists provide extensive counseling
on specific strategies that callers can use to quit
for good.
- Free information for friends, family, and tobacco users. The Quit Line provides information on tobacco use, dependence, and cessation. Friends and family can get information on how to help someone they know quit smoking.
- Referrals to local cessation programs and services. Quit Line cessation specialists have lists of resources all over Wisconsin, so they can refer callers to established programs within their own areas.
How the Quit Line Works
Quit Line smoking cessation specialists conduct an assessment with each tobacco user who expresses an interest in quitting. From that assessment, the smoking cessation specialist helps the smoker construct a personalized plan, which may include callbacks during the quit attempt. The individuals who are trying to quit also get a Quit Kit. Both the counseling and the kit provide free, practical, science-based information on quitting.
The Wisconsin Quit Line is operated by the Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention (part of the UW Medical School) and is funded by the Wisconsin Tobacco Control Board.
Quit Line Hours and
Phone Numbers
The Wisconsin Quit Line hours are:
Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday, 9 a.m to 1 p.m.
The phone numbers are:
English: 1-877-270-STOP (7867)
Spanish: 1-877-2NO-FUME
(266-3863)
TTY: 1-877-777-6534
If you call at other times, just leave a message and the cessation specialists will call you back within one business day.
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