As the “quit season” gets underway the Wisconsin Department of Health Services says the New Year is a great time to quit smoking. The Wisconsin Quit Line is a free resource available to everyone in the state over the age of 13. Fond du Lac County Commercial Tobacco Prevention and Treatment coordinator, Johanna Brotz, says people who call the Quit Line have access to one on one help with trained cessation experts. Brotz says quitting smoking has immediate and short-term positive results. “There are physical changes in your body within 20 minutes of your last cigarette,” Brotz told WFDL news. “Carbon monoxide in your body start to go to regular levels within 24 hours. After five years of quitting your rate of heart disease is the same as an individual who has not ever smoked.” The Quit Line number is 1-800-QUIT-NOW (784-8669).
