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RESOURCES FOR QUITTING SMOKING
In light of the numerous inquiries we receive from individuals looking to quit using tobacco, from concerned
parents seeking advice on how to help their children quit, to individuals and organizations concerned about
the harms of tobacco use and who want to help, we have assembled a list of resources that should help you
in your efforts to become tobacco free. Please note that this is not a comprehensive list of all available quit
smoking resources and this listing does not provide information for resources in specific communities,
although some of the links can put you in touch with providers and services in your area. Finally, this listing
of services, information and products is meant to be informative and does not constitute an endorsement of
these resources or products.
Resources for Smokers Who Want To Quit and for People Who Want To Help
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
• Smokefree.gov - http://www.smokefree.gov/
• How to Quit, Useful Resources to Quit Smoking - http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/how2quit.htm
• You Can Quit Smoking - http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/quit_smoking/how_to_quit/you_can_quit/index.htm
• Tips from Former Smokers - http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/campaign/tips/
National Cancer Institute:
• Smokefree.gov - http://www.smokefree.gov/
• Smokefree Women - http://women.smokefree.gov/
• Quitting Smoking: Why To Quit and How To Get Help http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Tobacco/cessation
• Spit Tobacco: A Guide for Quitting http://www.nidcr.nih.gov/OralHealth/Topics/SmokelessTobacco/SmokelessTobaccoAGuideforQuitting.htm
• Dejar de Fumar (Smokefree Español) - http://espanol.smokefree.gov/
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality:
• Help for Smokers and Other Tobacco Users - http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/cliniciansproviders/guidelines-recommendations/tobacco/clinicians/tearsheets/helpsmokers.html
• Información importante para fumadores (Spanish-language) http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/clinicians-providers/guidelinesrecommendations/tobacco/clinicians/tearsheets/helpsmokerssp.html
National Women’s Health Information Center:
• Smoking and How to Quit - http://womenshealth.gov/smoking-how-to-quit/
National Institute On Aging:
• Smoking: It’s Never Too Late to Stop –
http://www.nia.nih.gov/health/publication/smoking-its-never-too-late-stop
U.S. Department of Defense:
• Quit Tobacco. Make Everyone Proud - http://www.ucanquit2.org/
National Partnership for Smoke-free Families:
• Providing Help to Smokers - http://smokefreefamilies.tobacco-cessation.org/
National Partnership to Help Pregnant Smokers Quit:
• Quit Now! - http://www.helppregnantsmokersquit.org/quit/default.html
1400 I Street, NW Suite 1200 · Washington, DC 20005
Phone (202) 296-5469 · Fax (202) 296-5427 · www.tobaccofreekids.org
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March of Dimes:
• Pregnancy and Newborn Health Education Center http://www.marchofdimes.com/Pregnancy/alcohol_smoking.html
Quitnet.com:
• Helping Smokers Quit - http://www.quitnet.com/qnhomepage.aspx
Oral Health of America’s National Spit Tobacco Education Program:
• The Cessation Process, Seven Steps to Recovery - http://oralhealthamerica.org/wpcontent/uploads/Quitting-Spit-Tobacco.pdf
American Legacy Foundation:
• Become an EX - http://www.becomeanex.org/
• You Can Quit Smoking: A 5-Day Plan To Get Ready http://women.americanlegacy.org/includes/pdfs/quitplan.pdf
American Heart Association:
• Quit Smoking –
http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/GettingHealthy/QuitSmoking/QuitSmoking_UCM_001085_SubHomePage.jsp
• How Can I Quit Smoking? –
http://www.heart.org/idc/groups/heart-public/@wcm/@hcm/documents/downloadable/ucm_300457.pdf
• How Can I Handle The Stress Of Not Smoking? –
http://www.heart.org/idc/groups/heart-public/@wcm/@hcm/documents/downloadable/ucm_300458.pdf
American Cancer Society:
• Yes You Can - http://www.yesquit.com/
• Guide to Quitting http://www.cancer.org/Healthy/StayAwayfromTobacco/GuidetoQuittingSmoking/index
American Lung Association:
• How to Quit - http://www.lungusa.org/stop-smoking/how-to-quit/
• Freedom From Smoking - http://www.lungusa.org/stop-smoking/how-to-quit/freedom-from-smoking/
Mayo Clinic:
• Quit Smoking Center - http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/quit-smoking/MY00433
• Smoking cessation: Take it one step at a time - http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/smokingcessation/SK00055
Telephone Quitlines
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National Hotline: 1-800-QUIT-NOW (784-8669)
National Cancer Institute: 1-877-44U-QUIT (448-7848)
American Cancer Society:1-800-227-2345
Great Start Quitline (for pregnant smokers): 866-66-START (667-8278)
American Lung Association: 800-LUNG-USA (586-4872)
Listing of State-Based Quitlines: http://www.naquitline.org/
State-Based Resources
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Alabama - http://www.alabamaquitnow.com/
Alaska - http://alaskaquitline.com/
Arizona - http://www.ashline.org/
Arkansas - http://www.stampoutsmoking.com/
California - http://www.californiasmokershelpline.org/ and 1-800-NO-BUTTS (662-8887)
Colorado - http://www.coquitline.org/ and http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite/CDPHEPSD/CBON/1251618783058
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Connecticut - http://www.infoline.org/InformationLibrary/Documents/StateSmokingQuitlines.asp
Delaware - http://www.dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/dph/dpc/quitline.html
District of Columbia - http://www.dctff.org/help-quitting/quitline/
Florida - http://www.tobaccofreeflorida.com/Contents-12/How-to-quit/
Georgia - https://dph.georgia.gov/georgia-tobacco-quit-line
Hawaii - http://www.hawaiiquitline.org/
Idaho - http://www.idaho.quitnet.com/
Illinois – http://www.idph.state.il.us/TobaccoWebSite/quitsmoking.htm
Indiana - http://www.in.gov/quitline/ and http://www.in.gov/itpc/files/research_62.pdf
Iowa - https://www.quitnow.net/iowa/
Kansas - http://www.kdheks.gov/tobacco/cessation.html
Kentucky - https://www.quitnowkentucky.org/
Louisiana - http://www.latobaccocontrol.com/helptoquit/
Maine - http://www.tobaccofreemaine.org/quit_tobacco/index.php
Maryland - http://www.mdquit.org/ and http://www.smokingstopshere.com/
Massachusetts - http://www.makesmokinghistory.org/ and http://quitworks.makesmokinghistory.org/
Michigan - http://www.michigan.gov/healthymichigan/0,4675,7-216-33084_33091_33302---,00.html
and http://www.michigancancer.org/WhatWeDo/tob-providerstoolkit.cfm
Minnesota - https://www.quitplan.com/
Mississippi - http://www.quitlinems.com/
Missouri - http://health.mo.gov/living/wellness/tobacco/smokingandtobacco/tobaccocontrol.php and
http://health.mo.gov/living/wellness/tobacco/smokingandtobacco/pdf/QuitlineFactSheet2.pdf
Montana - http://tobaccofree.mt.gov/quitlinefactsheet.shtml
Nebraska - http://dhhs.ne.gov/Publichealth/pages/tfn_ces.aspx
Nevada - http://health.nv.gov/CD_Tobacco_KickHabit.htm
New Hampshire - http://quitworksnh.org/welcome-to-quitworks-nh/
New Jersey - http://www.nj.quitnet.com/
New Mexico - http://www.quitnownm.com/
New York - http://www.nysmokefree.com/
NYC - http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/nycquits/html/home/home.shtml
North Carolina - http://www.quitlinenc.com/
North Dakota - http://www.ndhealth.gov/ndquits/?id=55
Ohio - http://www.healthyohioprogram.org/healthylife/tobc2/cessation/quit.aspx
Oklahoma - https://www.quitnow.net/oklahoma/
Oregon - http://www.oregonquitline.org/
Pennsylvania - http://www.determinedtoquit.com/ and
http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/smoke_free/14315
Rhode Island - http://www.quitnowri.com/
South Carolina - http://www.scdhec.net/health/chcdp/tobacco/quitforkeeps.htm
South Dakota - https://southdakota.quitlogix.org/
Tennessee - http://health.state.tn.us/tobaccoquitline.htm and
https://www.leadetohealth.com/healthsite.php?sponsor=tennesseequitline&program=tobacco
Texas - http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/tobacco/default.shtm (see “Want to Quit?” button on left column)
Utah - http://www.tobaccofreeutah.org/end.html
Vermont - http://healthvermont.gov/prevent/tobacco/quit_smoking.aspx and
http://healthvermont.gov/prevent/tobacco/quit_at_work.aspx and http://vtquitnetwork.org/
Virginia - http://www.vdh.virginia.gov/ofhs/prevention/tucp/quitNow.htm
Washington - http://www.doh.wa.gov/tobacco/quit/quit.htm
West Virginia - http://www.bebetter.net/wvquitline_home.html
Wisconsin - http://dhfs.wisconsin.gov/tobacco/TobaccoAddTreatment.htm and
http://www.ctri.wisc.edu/quitline.html
Wyoming - http://wy.quitnet.com/ and http://www.throughwithchew.com/
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FDA-Approved Smoking Cessation Products
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Nicotine Gum (commercially available as generic or store-branded nicotine polacrilex gum, Equate, or
Nicorette – see http://www.nicorette.com/default.aspx). It is available as an over-the-counter product.
Nicotine Patch (commercially available as Nicoderm CQ – see http://www.nicodermcq.com/). It is
available both over-the-counter and as a prescription medication.
Nicotine Inhaler (commercially available as Nicotrol Inhaler – see http://www.nicotrol.com/). It is
available only as a prescription medication.
Nicotine Nasal Spray (commercially available as Nicotrol NS – see http://www.nicotrol.com/). It is
available only as a prescription medication.
Nicotine Lozenge (commercially available as Nicorette Lozenge Commit – see
http://www.nicorette.com/). It is available as an over-the-counter medication.
Bupropion SR (commercially available as Zyban – see
http://us.gsk.com/products/assets/us_zyban.pdf). It is available only as a prescription medication.
Varenicline (commercially available as Chantix – see http://www.chantix.com/). It is available only as a
prescription medication.
Pharmaceutical Company Cessation Resources
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GlaxoSmithKline’s Quit - http://www.quit.com/
GlaxoSmithKline’s Committed Quitters - http://www.committedquitters.com/
Pfizer’s My Time to Quit - http://www.mytimetoquit.com/
Resources for Health Care Professionals, Insurers, and Employers
CDC:
• Coverage for Tobacco Use Cessation Treatments http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/quit_smoking/cessation/coverage/index.htm
• A Practical Guide to Working with Health-Care Systems on Tobacco-Use Treatment http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/quit_smoking/cessation/practical_guide/index.htm
• Youth Tobacco Cessation: A Guide for Making Informed Decisions http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/quit_smoking/cessation/youth_tobacco_cessation/index.htm
Professional Assisted Cessation Therapy:
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• Employers’ Smoking Cessation Guide: Practical Approaches to a Costly Workplace Problem, 2
Edition - http://www.endsmoking.org/resources/employersguide/pdf/employersguide-2nd-edition.pdf
• Reimbursement for Smoking Cessation Therapy: A Healthcare Practitioner’s Guide http://www.endsmoking.org/resources/reimbursementguide/pdf/reimbursementguide-3rd-edition.pdf
Next Generation California Tobacco Control Alliance:
• Health Care Providers’ Tool Kit for Delivering Smoking Cessation Services http://www.tobaccofreealliance.org/pdfs/NGAToolkit_FINAL_FORWEB.pdf
Medline Plus Health Information Center (U.S. National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of
Health):
• Smoking Cessation - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/quittingsmoking.html
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality:
• Helping Smokers Quit: A Guide for Clinicians - http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/cliniciansproviders/guidelines-recommendations/tobacco/clinicians/references/clinhlpsmkqt/clinhlpsmksqt.pdf
Evidence-Based Reviews of What Works and What Does Not Work
U.S. Public Health Service:
• Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update—Clinical Practice Guideline http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK63952/
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The Community Guide:
• The Guide to Community Preventive Services: Tobacco Use Prevention and Control http://www.thecommunityguide.org/tobacco/cessation/index.html
Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco and the World Health Organization:
• Database and Educational Resource for Treatment of Tobacco Dependence http://www.treatobacco.net/en/index.php
The Cochrane Library:
• http://www.cochrane.org/
International Resources
Health Canada: Quit Smoking - http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hc-ps/tobac-tabac/quit-cesser/index-eng.php
United Kingdom: Action on Smoking and Health/UK: http://www.ash.org.uk/stopping-smoking
Pan American Health Organization: Quit Tips for Individuals http://www.paho.org/English/HPP/HPM/TOH/wntd-factsheet3.htm
Australia: Quitter’s Page - http://www.quitnow.gov.au/internet/quitnow/publishing.nsf/Content/home
World Bank: Tobacco Quitlines http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTPHAAG/Resources/AAGTobaccoQuitlines.pdf
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, April 29, 2014 / Lorna Schmidt
More information and resources on tobacco cessation are available at
http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/facts_issues/fact_sheets/policies/cessation/.