The Whitehall Ledger - Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana

The Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) has launched a new program to help persons with behavioral health conditions successfully quit tobacco products.

“Many individuals with behavioral health conditions want to stop smoking but may face extra challenges in successfully quitting,” DPHHS Director Adam Meier said. “Through the new Behavioral Health Program, participants will have access to specially trained coaches and additional coaching calls to help them overcome these challenges.”

DPHHS officials say, in Montana, tobacco use among those with behavioral health c...