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Tobacco use is the single most preventable cause of disease, disability, and death in the United States. Each year, an estimated 443,000 people die prematurely from smoking or exposure to secondhand smoke, and another 8.6 million live with a serious illness caused by smoking. Despite these risks, approximately 46.6 million U.S. adults smoke cigarettes. Smokeless tobacco, cigars, and pipes also have deadly consequences, including lung, larynx, esophageal, and oral cancers.
This program is designed to connect individuals who wish to quit smoking, vaping, or using other tobacco products with local cessation services. LCHD encourages community members who are ready to quit using tobacco to call (866) 525-2132 or email cci@lickingcohealth.org. Through the CCI program, cessation services are billed through participants’ private health insurance and/or Medicaid. If cessation services aren’t covered or the participant is uninsured, the program will cover the cost of the counseling services, at no expense to the participant. Participants also will benefit from a unique feature of the program, relapse management. The LCHD CCI coordinator will follow up with each participating client to help them stay tobacco-free, encourage additional quit attempts and conveniently connect them with additional cessation services, if needed.
Although no single characteristic explains a person’s risk for tobacco use, the highest risk populations in Ohio include those who are socioeconomically disadvantaged, those with disabilities or mental health challenges, and those who identify as LGBT. African American residents and pregnant women are also populations of special interest for intervention efforts in Ohio due to tobacco-related health consequences. According to the 2017 Licking County Community Health Assessment, 24 percent of Licking County adults report actively using cigarettes. Cancer, heart disease, and chronic lower respiratory disease are among the leading causes of death in Licking County and are all causally linked to tobacco use.
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Adults can call 1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669) to contact Ohio’s quit line or call the Licking County Health Department cessation program at (740) 349-4532 for quitting assistance and referrals.
LCHD leads efforts to reduce the rate of youth and adult smoking, vaping, and other tobacco product use through education and system and policy change.
Cigarette smoking during pregnancy has been identified as one of the most significant factors contributing to poor pregnancy outcomes. Smoking during pregnancy increases the likelihood of any of the following
Moms Quit for Two provides smoking cessation counseling for pregnant and new moms and their partners to improve birth outcomes and to assure that children are not exposed to environmental tobacco smoke.