Tobacco Cessation

No Smoking

Public Health Idaho North Central District (PHINCD) provides smoking cessation classes for pregnant women, teens, businesses, and private individuals. The program is free. Separate classes are available for pregnant women, youth, and adults who want to quit.

Free Class Offerings

Classes are available at the following locations:

  • Nez Perce County (Lewiston Area)
    • Public Health Idaho North Central District, Tobacco Cessation Information, 208-799-3100
    • St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, Adult and Youth Sessions, 208-750-7360
    • Nez Perce County Court Services, Youth Sessions, 208-799-3176
    • Valley Medical Center, Adult Sessions, 208-746-1383 (x5206)
  • Latah County (Moscow Area)
    • Gritman Medical Center, Adult Sessions, 208-883-2232
  • Clearwater County (Orofino Area)
    • Linda Beard- Fresh Start Program, Adult and Youth Sessions, 208-435-4806
    • Mary Curtis, Adult Sessions, 208-476-4555 x8058
  • Lewis County (Kamiah Area)
    • Linda Beard- Fresh Start Program, Adult and Youth Sessions, 208-435-4806
    • St Maries Hospital, Kamiah Clinic, 208-962-3251 (x1403)
  • Idaho County (Grangeville & Cottonwood Areas)
    • Syringa General Hospital, Adult Sessions, 208-983-1700
    • St. Mary’s Hospital & Clinics, Adult Sessions, 208-962-3251 (x1403)

Free Phone and Internet Cessation Services

These services are funded by the Idaho Tobacco Prevention and Control Program at the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare. No tax dollars are involved and no fees are charged to people who call or log on.

Idaho QuitLine 1-800-QUITNOW (1-800-784-8669)

Help to quit smoking is now just a phone call away. The Idaho QuitLine is a free telephone counseling service designed to help smokers quit. This confidential service connects tobacco users with trained counselors who guide and support them through the process of becoming tobacco-free.

* This program offers free Nicotine Replacement Therapy products (gum, patches, and lozenges) to participants. Call to find out how!

Idaho QuitNet

Idaho QuitNetThe Idaho QuitNet is a free internet service that can help you quit smoking. It offers expert advice on quitting, online support from other smokers who are trying to quit and information about medications that may make quitting easier. QuitNet is available 24 hours a day.

Nicotine Dependence and Addiction

The addictive ingredient in tobacco is nicotine. Levels of nicotine dependence, or addiction, vary among tobacco users. To find out your level of dependence on nicotine, take the Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence. It’s also important to understand why you smoke or use tobacco. Learning why you smoke can teach you how to quit. Take this short quiz to find out why you use tobacco. (see attachment - Why Do You Smoke?”)

Quit smoking and within…

20 Minutes Blood pressure and pulse rate decrease

8 Hours Carbon monoxide levels in the blood return to normal

1 Day The likelihood of a heart attack decreases

2 Days Nerve endings regenerate; sense of smell and taste are enhanced

2 Weeks Circulation improves and lung function increases

1-9 Months Coughing, sinus congestion, fatigue and shortness of breath decrease

1 Year The likelihood of heart attack is cut in half

5 Years Stroke risk is reduced to the same levels as a non-smoker

10 Years Risk of dying from lung cancer is about half that of a current smoker

Online Tobacco Cessation Resources