How to Quit Smoking

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It’s never too late to quit smoking. Quitting smoking now improves your health and reduces your risk of heart disease, cancer, lung disease, and other smoking-related illnesses.

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Resources for Quitting
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Resources for Quitting
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  • quitSTARTapp– Tips, information, and challenges to help you quit
Managing Common Withdrawal Symptoms

Learn how to identify and navigate common withdrawal symptoms.

How Quitlines Can Help

Quitlines provide free coaching over the phone to help you quit smoking. Available in several languages.

Quit-Smoking Medicines

Learn what available medicines can do to help you quit smoking for good.

State Quitline Services

Learn about quitline services available in your area through the North American Quitline Consortium

Tips for Quitting

Get tips to help you deal with urges and cravings.

Making a Quit Plan

Preparation is key to quitting successfully, and making a quit plan is the first step.

State Quitline Services

Learn about quitline services available in your area through the North American Quitline Consortium

Social Media Resources

CDC Tobacco Free

CDC Tobacco Free

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

CDC Tobacco Free

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Additional Online Resources

American Cancer Society
How to quit smoking or smokeless tobacco.

American Heart Association
Information and resources for quitting smoking.

American Lung Association
Information on how to quit smoking, including top tips.

Truth Initiative
BecomeAnEX, a free, online plan to help you quit smoking.

Government Resources

Smokefree.gov
A website dedicated to helping you quit smoking with tailored resources for women, veterans, teens, Spanish speakers, and people over 60 years old.

FDA 101: Smoking Cessation Products
How FDA-approved medicines can help you quit smoking.

YouCanQuit2
A quit-smoking support website for military personnel and their families, sponsored by the Department of Defense.

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