Free Quit-Smoking Help for Veterans and their Families

The Grafton Board of Health encourages veterans and their families to take advantage of  a quit-smoking promotion.

The Department of Veterans Services and the Department of Public Health have teamed up again to provide a free quit-smoking promotion for all Massachusetts veterans and their families.

Veterans and their families can call a toll-free number or go online to qualify for their free, two-week supply of nicotine patches. As in 2009, this promotion applies to any individual in Massachusetts who has served in the military or serves now, including the National Guard, and to the families of those veterans.

The free nicotine patch giveaway will run through June 2011, or while supplies last. Veterans and family members can access this benefit in two ways:

By calling 1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669) and telling the operator that they are a veteran or family member. Or:

Online, by logging on to www.makesmokinghistory.org/veterans, where they will be asked to complete a simple, confidential screening process.