The following organizations provide telephone and web-based counseling to help you quit smoking and using tobacco products. Most of these are free, but some programs charge a fee. Because programs and services continually change, this list may not be inclusive.

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality [1]

American Cancer Society: Quit for Life [2]

866-QUIT-4-LIFE (866-784-8454)—24 hours a day, seven days a week (except Thanksgiving, Christmas, and the Fourth of July)

American Legacy Foundation: Become an EX [3]

American Lung Association: Lung HelpLine [4]

Freedom From Smoking Online [5]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• Five Keys for Quitting [6]
• Quit Smoking [7]

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

• Smokefree [8]
• Smokefree Women [9]
• Smokefree Teen [10]
• LiveHelp [11] (live online assistance)—8 AM to 11 PM ET, Monday through Friday (English only)
• Local and state quitline: 800-QUIT-NOW (800-784-8669)
• NCI’s telephone quitline: 877-44U-QUIT (877-448-7848); TTY 800-332-8615—8 AM to 8 PM ET, Monday through Friday (English and Spanish)

Nicotine Anonymous [12]

QuitNet, Inc. [13]

U.S. Department of Defense: Quit Tobacco—Make Everyone Proud [14] (for active service members and veterans)

• 24-hr helpline for TRICARE beneficiaries
  • North Region: 866-459-8766
  • South Region: 877-414-9949
  • West Region: 866-244-6870
  • Veterans enrolled in the VA system: 877-222-8387

U.S. Food and Drug Administration: Guide to Smoking Cessation Products [15]

Mobile apps for quitting smoking

These apps are available to download through Apple’s iTunes store:

• LIVESTRONG.com: MyQuit Coach
• My QuitLine
• Smokefree QuitGuide
• National Cancer Institute: QuitPal