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Yes, Telephone Counseling Works. In a research study, people who received our counseling were twice as likely to stay quit than those who tried to quit on their own. |
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Zhu, S, Anderson, CM, Tedeschi, GJ, et al. Evidence of real-world effectiveness of a telephone quitline for smokers. N Engl J Med 2002;347:1087-93.
Zhu S-H, Stretch V, Balabanis M, Rosbrook B, Sadler G, Pierce JP. Telephone counseling for smoking cessation: effects of single-session and multiple session interventions. J Consult Clin Psychol 1996;64:202-11.
Zhu S-H, Tedeschi G, Anderson CM, Pierce JP. Telephone counseling for smoking cessation: what’s in a call? J Couns Dev 1996;75:93-102.
The California Smokers’ Helpline: A Case Study (42 pages, pdf)
http://www.dhs.ca.gov/tobacco/documents/HelplineCaseStudy.pdf
