Ready to Quit?

If you’re ready to quit, we want to help. Check out the resources below:

1-800-QUIT NOW

By calling 1-800-QUIT-NOW (784-8669), you can gain access to a state-run tobacco quitline for your area. If your state doesn’t have a quitline, you will be referred to the National Cancer Institute, where you can receive help with quitting smoking, informational materials in the mail, and referrals to other resources that may exist in your area.

 

The American Legacy Foundation Campaign

EX® helps smokers quit by “re-learning life without cigarettes.” It helps smokers do everything they used to do with a cigarette without one.

Tobacco addiction is complex. It works its way into almost every aspect of people’s lives. Beating that addiction takes a comprehensive plan that addresses the physical, behavioral and social aspects of smoking.

BecomeAnEX.org, the EX website, offers smokers a free plan to quit with information such as:

• The importance of identifying smoking triggers and learning how to handle these triggers without cigarettes before trying to quit;
• The addictive nature of nicotine and how it actually changes the brain so that it’s much more difficult to quit without the aid of nicotine replacement or non-nicotine medication;
• The importance of support from friends and family, whether they are helping during a rocky period or even just giving some space.

 

Pathways to Freedom
Pathways to Freedom: Winning the Fight Against Tobacco was developed to help African Americans stop smoking. It offers proven strategies for anyone who wants to quit; how friends and family can help; and how the community and its leaders can promote the value of gaining freedom from tobacco. Click on the link below to download the publication in Adobe Acrobat (pdf) format. You will also find success stories, testimonials, and helpful suggestions that will encourage you. Please click to order Pathways to Freedom.

 

Smokefree.gov
This website is completely devoted to helping people like you break free from tobacco addiction. It offers live chat with experts, quitline information, an online quitting guide, and tips to help you “stay quit”. You can also order paper versions of quitting resources at this site.

SmokefreeWomen
Women.Smokefree.gov is intended to help women quit smoking and is designed to try to provide information about topics that are often important to women.

SmokefreeTXT
SmokefreeTXT is a free mobile service designed for young adults across the United States. SmokefreeTXT was created to provide 24/7 encouragement, advice, and tips to help smokers stop smoking for good.

Smokeless Tobacco: A Guide for Quitting
For young men who have decided to quit using spit tobacco

TobaccoFree
Website focus on the underserved populations