The Quitline is an inexpensive telephone counselling, information and support service available for smokers in Australia.
Quitline counsellors have tertiary qualifications in psychology and/or counselling, and will provide you with confidential advice, self-help activities and over-the-phone counselling. Quitline also offers a call-back service whereby they can call you at predetermined times to check up on your progress. Quitline was phoned by 117,174 smokers in 2007.
For more information, see Smoking.
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