(Salt Lake City, UT) —Utah adults who are struggling to quit smoking can now find help and resources through just the click of a button at http://www.utahquitnet.com. This new Utah QuitNet Website launched today by the Utah Department of Health’s (UDOH) Tobacco Prevention and Control Program will provide Utahns valuable quitting resources around the clock.

The Utah QuitNet is a state-of-the-art quit smoking support program, which combines personalized information with peer and expert support. The site tracks each person’s progress and makes suggestions about next steps. Major sections of the site include "My Quit," "Community," "Resources," "Expert Support" and "Quit Med Support," etc. Additionally, QuitNet members have the options of receiving daily "Quit Tips" from the QuitNet via email.

Utah QuitNet's launch comes as the payoff to a month-long teaser campaign supported by billboard advertising along the Wasatch Front and television ads statewide stating the messages "Quit procrastinating," "Quit bellyaching" and "Quit making excuses." Today the mystery is over for curious Utahns, advertisements now feature the Utah QuitNet website information.

"In the last 12 months, more than 14,000 Utahns have called the Utah Tobacco Quit Line for counseling and information on how to quit. The line’s success has been incredible," said Heather Borski, Manager, Tobacco Prevention and Control Program, UDOH. "Building upon that success, we now have this additional quitting resource for Utahns, QuitNet, that is available 24-hours a day, seven days a week to give people who want around the clock help."

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