Stamp Out Smoking encourages Arkansas tobacco users to celebrate National Recovery Month in September by seeking treatment from the Arkansas Tobacco Quitline.
Recovery month promotes the benefits of prevention, treatment, and recovery for those with mental and/or substance use disorders while celebrating people in recovery and their treatment providers.
“We support the message of recovery month that recovery in all its forms is possible,” said Carolyn Dresler, MD, medical director of the Arkansas Department of Health Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Program (TPCP). “Nicotine addiction is particularly difficult to overcome, but with proper support and treatment, Arkansans can beat tobacco use.”
The Arkansas Tobacco Quitline provides a free service for Arkansans who want to quit tobacco and recover from nicotine addiction. Free counseling with a trained Quit Coach and nicotine replacement therapy medications are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week by calling 1-800-QUIT-NOW. For more information about the Quitline, visit stampoutsmoking.com.