What are some smoking statistics or interesting facts people may not know?
In the state of Hawaii, we have about 170,000 adult tobacco smokers, and so those are the people we are trying to help with the Tobacco Quitline. Hawaii is actually doing quite well overall if you compare it nationally in terms of the number of smokers we have in our state, but we are always trying to bring that number down. How has the success rate been since the start of the Quitline in 2005? The Quitline has been very successful in reaching tobacco smokers in the state. We have reached more than 10,000 tobacco users in the state of Hawaii since the Quitline started. It is a free, confidential telephone service that helps any tobacco user in the state who calls, and provides assistance to them in helping them quit smoking.
