Uninsured coastal residents ready to quit may qualify for multi-faced, free cessation program
Jump to full article: Savannah (GA) Morning News, 2010-07-20
Author: Dana Clark Felty
Intro: Donna Smith had sworn to friends if she ever quit smoking, it would be on her death bed.
That was before she had grandchildren.
"When I found out I had emphysema, that's when I realized it was time to quit," said Smith, 53. "They were a lot more important to me than any cigarette."
But as much as she wanted to quit, doing so felt almost impossible. For nearly three years, Smith tried quitting cold turkey or using nicotine patches, but neither method worked.
A new program through the Georgia Quit Line offered the right combination to finally reach success.
Starting last Sunday, the state Tobacco Use Prevention Program relaunched its Nicotine Replacement Therapy program.
The program offers uninsured coastal Georgia residents who call the Quit Line a free, four-week supply of nicotine replacement products in addition to one-one-counseling from a smoking cessation expert.
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