Patient Cessation Materials

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These resources can help health care providers talk to their patients about quitting tobacco use.

Resources

Health care providers can play a key role in decreasing cigarette smoking, the leading preventable cause of death and disease in the United States. These resources can help you start a conversation with patients about cessation and remind them that quitting tobacco use is a commitment to better health.

Patient card

Reasons to Quit Smoking cover
Talk to your patients about their reasons for quitting.

Reasons to Quit Smoking patient card
Reasons to Quit Smoking patient card in Spanish
Order printed handout – Reasons to Quit Smoking patient card

Patient tri-fold brochure

Tips from Former Smokers Reasons to Quit Smoking brochure cover
Former smokers share their reasons for quitting.

Tips® Reasons to Quit Smoking patient tri-fold brochure
Tips® Reasons to Quit Smoking patient tri-fold brochure in Spanish
Order printed handout – Tips® Reasons to Quit Smoking patient tri-fold brochure

More sharable resources

Two people talking; one person is taking notes.
Use these resources to help your patients quit smoking.
  • Notepads: These referral notepads for health care providers and counselors provide information about quit smoking resources, including the quitline, the National Texting Portal, and CDC.gov/quit. Clinicians can order these notepads for free or download and print single pages.
  • How to Quit Smoking web page: Information and tips about quitting, including support resources such as quitlines, text message services, and apps.
  • Quit Smoking Medicines: Information for your patients about FDA-approved smoking cessation medications.
  • Media Campaign Resource Center: A collection of free and low-cost tobacco education campaign materials to support your communications efforts.