Matt Blunt announced that the Missouri Tobacco Quitline is offering a fee supply of nicotine patches or gum to qualifying Missourians who want to quit smoking.
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The nicotine replacement therapy will be available while supplies last to residents who are uninsured or receive Medicaid.
According to Jane Drummond, director of the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, the free nicotine patches or gum will be sent to uninsured Missourians or Medicaid recipients who enroll through the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services’ Tobacco Quitline by calling 1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669).
The federal centers for Disease Control and Prevention is providing the funding for the nicotine replacement products, which will be targeted at lower income populations. Roughly 35% of people earning less than $15,000 per year smoke.
Gov. Blunt unveiled the Missouri Tobacco Quitline in 2005 to provide free telephone coaching and other assistance to Missourians wanting to quit using tobacco. Professional coaches work with callers to develop a plan to help them stop smoking.
For more information about tobacco prevention programs visit www.dhss.mo.gov/ SmokingAndTobacco.