Quit for Life! (Quitline)
 "Quitting smoking is easy. I've done it a thousand times." ~Mark Twain
Do you or your spouse/domestic partner want to quit smoking? The City has a great program that can help you quit for good!
When you are ready, just call the Quitline at (866) QUIT-4-LIFE or enroll in the Quit for Life program online at www.quitnow.net.
Completing a tobacco cessation program is an eligible activity for the Wellness Rewards Program!
All Services are FREE and CONFIDENTIAL
How it works
- Call the Quitline at (866) QUIT-4-LIFE or enroll online at www.quitnow.net.
- Speak with a professional counselor.
- With the assistance of the counselor, develop a nicotine cessation program that works for you, which may include free nicotine patches or gum.
- Continue phone counseling with Quitline staff.
- Quit for good!
Administered by the American Cancer Society, the City’s customized Quitline is available to ALL full-time, active City of San Antonio employees and their spouses/domestic partners at no cost. The Quitline provides professional counselors to assist you through the toughest parts of quitting tobacco, including cigarettes and smokeless tobacco.
The counseling phone line is exclusive to City employees and spouses/domestic partners, and the counselors will work with you on a personal level to help you find the best way to quit smoking and quit for good. You will work with your counselor regularly during the time you need it the most, while they provide you with proven methods to stay successful in your goal to quit tobacco.
City employees and spouses can also obtain nicotine patches, lozenges, or gum at no cost when you participate in the counseling services.
Benefits of Quitting
20 minutes after quitting. Your heart rate and blood pressure drops.
12 hours after quitting. The carbon monoxide level in your blood drops to normal.
2 weeks to 3 months after quitting. Your circulation improves and your lung function increases.
1 to 9 months after quitting. Coughing and shortness of breath decreases; cilia (tiny hair-like structures that move mucus out of the lungs) regain normal function in the lungs, increasing the ability to handle mucus, clean the lungs, and reduce the risk infection.
1 year after quitting. The excess risk of coronary heart disease is half that of a smoker's.
5 years after quitting. Your stroke risk is reduced to that of a non-smoker 5 to 15 years after quitting.
10 years after quitting. The lung cancer death rate is about half that of a continuing smoker's. The risk of cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, cervix, and pancreas decreases, too.
15 years after quitting. The risk of coronary heart disease is the same as a non-smoker's.
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