The following free resources are available to help smokers quit.
1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669)
Smokers can get free support and advice from experienced coaches, a personalized quit plan, self-help materials, the latest information about cessation medications, and more.
I'm Ready to Quit!
is a quick-access page on the Tips Web site that offers quitting help by telephone, text, and on the Web.
BeTobaccoFree.gov
is the Department of Health and Human Services' comprehensive Web site providing one-stop access to tobacco-related information from across its agencies. This consolidated resource includes general information on tobacco as well as federal and state laws and policies, health statistics, and evidence-based methods on how to quit.
Smokefree.gov
provides free, accurate, evidence-based information and professional assistance to help support the immediate and long-term needs of people trying to quit smoking.
SmokefreeWomen
provides free, accurate, evidence-based information and professional assistance to help support the immediate and long-term needs of women trying to quit smoking.
Quit Tobacco: Make Everyone Proud
is a Department of Defense-sponsored Web site for military personnel and their families.
Help for Smokers and Other Tobacco Users: Quit Smoking[PDF–178 KB]
is an easy-to-read guide issued by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
SfT (SmokefreeTeen)
is a site devoted to helping teens quit smoking.
SmokefreeTXT
is a teen texting program.
espanol.smokefree.gov
is a Spanish-language quitting site.
How to Quit
provides more useful information from CDC to help you quit
Smoking Cessation Campaigns and Interventions
Smoking rates in films increased dramatically in the 1990s, and even though rates are declining again, youth exposure to smoking in movies remains high. Learn about one coalition’s campaign to control the depiction of smoking in movies.
Support for Community Coalition Action
The efforts of grassroots coalitions to organize citizens to influence local, state, and federal policy have been the basis for policy change to control tobacco. Read about a national public-private partnership that mobilized state action.
Youth-Oriented Anti-Smoking Campaigns
Media efforts such as anti-smoking ad campaigns have been launched in several states and by various organizations to reduce use of tobacco products. Ads that use personal stories are considered to be effective.
Health Care Providers Discouraging Smoking
One intervention designed to promote tobacco cessation in primary care practices was very effective in helping patients quit smoking. Discover what strategies were used to achieve success.
Smoking Cessation Programs
Research shows that the best way for people to quit smoking is through evidence-based smoking cessation technologies and programs. Quit lines are considered to be an effective type of cessation program.
Cessation Programs for Various Groups of Smokers
Smoking rates have always differed among groups in the population. One Colorado professor worked to eliminate tobacco-related health disparities among smokers with mental illness.