Utilization of smoking cessation informational, interactive, and online community resources as predictors of abstinence: cohort study.

Background: The association between greater utilization of Web-assisted tobacco interventions and increased abstinence rates is well recognized. However, there is little information on how utilization of specific website features influences quitting.

Objective: To determine the association between utilization of informational, interactive, and online community resources (eg.

Increased reach and effectiveness of a statewide tobacco quitline after the addition of access to free nicotine replacement therapy.

Background: Tobacco users receiving behavioural and pharmacological assistance are more likely to quit. Although telephone quitlines provide population access to counselling, few offer pharmacotherapy.

Objective: To assess change in cessation rates and programme impact after the addition of free nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) to statewide quitline services.