Arizona Smokers’ Helpline
Quitting smoking is one of the hardest things to do and many of our patients struggle with quitting. We frequently ask our patients to quit smoking before and after surgery to help them get the best results with the least potential complications. Smoking causes a decrease in blood flow to the blood vessels involved in the healing of surgical wounds. This can lead to inadequate oxygen getting to the tissues and ultimately death of the tissue. Additional surgery is often required to remove the dead tissue.
Arizona has a hotline and website designed to help you quit smoking. The phone number is 1-800-55-66-222 and the website is ashline.org/refer.
