Alabama
Quitline Profile
United States
Quitline: Alabama
Began Operations: April 2005
Website:
http://www.quitnowalabama.com
Standard Hours of Operation
Monday:
06:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Tuesday:
06:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Wednesday:
06:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Thursday:
06:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Friday:
06:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Saturday:
06:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Sunday:
06:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Closed on:
Thanksgiving and Christmas
Telephone Numbers
Line
Phone Number
Language/Subject
1
800-784-8669
English/Spanish
2
888-229-2182
TTY
Supported Languages
Counseling offered in: English, Spanish
Third-party counseling: Over 100 languages.
Deaf/Hard of hearing:
ENROLL IN ONLINE
CESSATION SERVICES
Phone Counseling
Types:
brief intervention
single-session
multi-session (client-initiated)
multi-session (counselor-initiated)
Text Msg to cell phone (two-way)
Text Msg to cell phone (one-way)
Length of standard first session: 15 min
Length of standard follow-up session: 10 min
Counseling session topics:
tobacco history
developing a quit plan
setting a quit date
withdrawal symptoms
relapse prevention
weight gain
use of cessation medication
stress management
other
Web-Based Services
quitline information
cessation information
self-help tools
automated e-mail messages
interactive counseling
chat rooms
Cessation Medications
Free Medications
patch
gum
lozenge
nasal spray
inhaler
varenicline
bupropion
Discounted Medications
patch
gum
lozenge
nasal spray
inhaler
varenicline
bupropion
Distribution Methods
voucher
by mail
Other Services
voicemail with callbacks
recorded self-help messages
referral to other health services
mailed info or self-help resources
To receive counseling:
Must be an Alabama resident
To receive medication:
Must be an Alabama resident over 18 years old and meet medical/physical criteria; if under 18 or pregnant, physician approval required. All callers requesting NRT must agree to coaching. Medicaid and Plan First recipients must use their plan's pharmaceutical benefits.
Specialized Materials
youth, under 18
youth, 18-25
older tobacco users, 55+
smokeless tobacco users
pregnant tobacco users
multiple addictions
racial/ethnic populations
lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender
chronic health conditions
low socioeconomic status or Medicaid
low literacy
other
mental health disorders including psychiatric conditions
Fax or electronic referral program:
Yes
Person(s) eligible to refer patients:
certified or trained fax referral providers
clinicians or non-clinicians in a healthcare setting
clinicians or non-clinicians in a community-based organization
other
Available referral methods:
faxed form
e-mail or online
EMR with electronic submission
Tobacco users can be referred if they:
are thinking about quitting
indiciate a readiness to quit within 30 days
are ready to make a quit attempt
are quit and seek help to stay quit
Referred patients contacted within:
Within 24 hours
Other services available to referring providers:
quitline and/or referral brochures
customized referral/consent forms
patient progress reports
customized provider feedback reports
staff training
quitline/referral program newsletter
Referral program contact:
fax referral program
Julie Hare
(334) 206-3830
julie.hare@adph.state.al.us
Other information:
Smoke-Free Laws
Workplaces: No
Bars: No
Restaurants No
Tobacco Tax Rates
Current cigarette tax rate: $0.675
Effective date: May 18, 2004
Amount of last increase: $0.25
Quitline Engagement
(Source: NAQC Annual Survey - 2021)
Number of direct calls to the quitline: 12,915
Number of tobacco users receiving services: 2,528
Number of tobacco users registering for Web-based services: 3,017
Number of tobacco users referred to the quitline: 2,037
Quitline Investment and Impact
(Source: NAQC Annual Survey - 2021)
Amount per smoker spent on services and medications: $1.54
Amount per smoker spent on media and promotions: Not available
Promotional reach: Not available
Treatment reach: 3.80 %
NAQC standard quit rate: 30.10 %
NOTE: Additional quitline data is available online at
www.naquitline.org/data/
Context for quitline metrics:
Funder of quitline services: CDC, Alabama Department of Public Health
Operator of counseling services: Information & Quality Healthcare
Funding source(s): CDC, Alabama Department of Public Health
