DeKalb expanding support for smoking cessation program

Uninsured smokers who want to kick the habit now qualify for help with quitting through the DeKalb Board of Health.

The board now offers adults without insurance access to free nicotine gum or patches, used to aid with quitting smoking. The program is administered through the Georgia Tobacco Quit Line, which also offers free counseling to help smokers 13 and older quit, regardless of insurance status.

More information: 1-877-270-7867.

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