For help in quitting tobacco:

Kentucky’s Tobacco Quit Line

1-800-QUIT NOW

(1-800-784-8669)

9:00am – 9:00pm

Tobacco Quit Line Fact Sheet,  Spanish version

Tobacco Prevention and

Cessation Program

Each year more than 8,000 Kentuckians die of illnesses caused by tobacco use. Some die of lung cancer, while others fall victim to cardiovascular disease because of tobacco use. Annually, over $1.2 billion is spent in Medicaid and Medicare funds to treat Kentuckians for illnesses caused or made worse by their use of tobacco products. This equals $300 for each of the 4 million people living in Kentucky.

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