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Quitting Tobacco? Here's Help

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Giving up smoking or smokeless tobacco is hard to do. But every day, people are taking the first step by calling a quit line. Quit lines are toll-free help lines where you can talk to a counselor about ways to stop.

Quit lines provide counseling and recorded messages. You can ask to be mailed information on how to quit. Quit lines can link you to local services to help you quit.

Many quit lines can provide information for special groups, such as:

  • Pregnant women
  • Users of smokeless (chew) tobacco
  • People who want to help a friend or family member quit
  • Different racial or ethnic groups
  • Teen smokers

Anyone in the United States can call 1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669) for information. Many states also have their own quit lines. If your state has its own quit line, you'll be automatically connected to it when you call 1-800-QUIT-NOW.

The U.S. government has a website dedicated to helping people give up tobacco. It links to the North American quit line site, which includes an interactive map. If you go to this map and click on your state, you'll get lots of information:

  • Quit line phone numbers
  • Hours of the quit line
  • Eligibility requirements for counseling and free medications
  • Types of counseling
  • Languages spoken

Most states can provide counseling in more than 140 languages.

You also can click on your state's name below to get quit line information. We've included Puerto Rico and most Canadian provinces.

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Alabama
1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669) English
Website

Alaska
1-888-842-QUIT (1-888-842-7848) English
Website

Arizona
1-800-556-6222 English and Spanish
Website

Arkansas
1-866-NOW QUIT (1-866-669-7848) English and Spanish
1-800-590-8026 Spanish
Website

California
1-800-NO-BUTTS (1-800-662-8887) English
1-800-456-6386 Spanish
1-800-556-5564 Korean
1-800-778-8440 Vietnamese
1-800-838-8917 Cantonese and Mandarin
1-800-844-2439 Spit tobacco users
1-800-933-4833 Deaf/Hard of hearing
Website

Colorado
1-800-784-8669 English and Spanish
1-800-659-2656 Deaf/Hard of hearing
Website

Connecticut
1-866-END-HABIT (363-4224) English and Spanish
1-877-777-6534 Deaf/Hard of hearing
Website

Delaware
1-866-409-1858 English and Spanish
1-788-709-5783 Deaf/Hard of hearing
Website

Florida
1-877-U-CAN-NOW (1-877-822-6669)
1-866-228-4327 Deaf/Hard of hearing
Website

Georgia
1-877-270-STOP (1-877-270-7868) English
1-877-2NO-FUME (1-877-266-3863) Spanish
1-877-777-6534 Deaf/Hard of hearing
Website

Guam
1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669)
Website

Hawaii
1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669)
1-877-777-6534 Deaf/Hard of hearing
Website

Idaho
1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669)
1-888-229-2182 Deaf/Hard of hearing
Website

Illinois
1-866-784-8937 English and Spanish
1-800-501-1068 Deaf/Hard of hearing
Website

Indiana
1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669)
Website

Iowa
1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669)
1-888-229-2182 Deaf/Hard of hearing
Website

Kansas
1-866-526-7867 English and Spanish
1-866-228-4327 Deaf/Hard of hearing
Website

Kentucky
1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669)
1-888-229-2182 Deaf/Hard of hearing
Website

Louisiana
1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669)
1-877-777-6534 Deaf/Hard of Hearing
Website

Maine
1-800-207-1230
1-800-639-2464
Website

Maryland
1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669)
1-877-777-6534 Deaf/Hard of hearing
Website

Massachusetts
1-800-784-8669
1-800-8-DEJALO (1-800-833-5256) Spanish
1-800-833-1477 Deaf/Hard of hearing
24-hr Quit Tips line (English and Spanish): 1-800-9-GET-A-TIP (1-800-943-8284)
Website

Minnesota
1-888-354-PLAN (1-888-354-7526) English and Spanish
1-877-559-3816 Deaf/Hard of hearing
Website

Mississippi
1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669)
1-800-969-1393 TTY
Website

Missouri
1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669)
Website

Montana
1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669)
Website

Nebraska
1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669)
1-877-777-6534 Deaf/Hard of hearing
Website

Nevada
1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669)
1-888-866-6642 English, Spanish
1-702-877-0684 English, Spanish
Website

New Hampshire
1-800-879-8678 English
1-800-833-5256 Spanish
1-800-943-8284 Quit Tips (English and Spanish)
1-800-833-1477 Deaf/Hard of hearing
Website

New Jersey
1-866-NJ-STOPS (1-866-657-8677)
1-866-257-2971 Deaf/Hard of hearing
Website

New Mexico
1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669)
1-877-777-6534 Deaf/Hard of hearing
Website

New York
1-866-NY-QUITS (1-866-697-8487) Multiple languages
Website

North Carolina
1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669)
1-877-777-6534 Deaf/Hard of hearing
Website

North Dakota
1-866-388-7848
Website

Ohio
1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669)
1-800-229-2182 Deaf/Hard of hearing
Website

Oklahoma
1-800-784-8669 English
1-800-793-1552 Spanish
1-866-748-2436 Deaf/Hard of hearing
Website

Oregon
1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669) English
1-877-2NO-FUME (1-877-266-3863) Spanish
1-877-777-6534 TTY
Website

Pennsylvania
1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669)
1-877-777-6534 TTY
Website

Puerto Rico
1-877-335-2567 Spanish
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Rhode Island
1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669 English and Spanish
Website

South Carolina
1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669)
1-877-777-6534 Deaf/Hard of hearing
Website

South Dakota
1-866-SD-QUITS (1-866-737-8487) English
1-800-877-1113 Other languages
Website

Tennessee
1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669)
1-877-559-3816 Deaf/Hard of hearing
Website

Texas
1-877-YES-QUIT (1-877-937-7848)
1-866-228-4327 Deaf/Hard of hearing
Website

Utah
1-866-567-8788 English
1-877-629-1585 Spanish
1-888-229-2182 TTY
Website

Vermont
1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669)
Website

Virginia
1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669)
1-877-777-6534 TTY
Website

Washington
1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669) English
1-877-2NO-FUME (1-877-266-3863) Spanish
1-877-777-6534 TTY
Website

Washington, DC
1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669)
Website

West Virginia
1-877-Y-NOT-QUIT (1-877-966-8784) English/Spanish
Website

Wisconsin
1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669) English
1-877-2NO-FUME (1-877-266-3863) Spanish
1-877-777-6534 Deaf/Hard of hearing
Website

Wyoming
1-866-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669) English
1-877-2NO-FUME (1-877-266-3863) Spanish
1-877-777-6534 Deaf/Hard of hearing
Website

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Alberta
1-866-710-QUIT (1-800-710-7848)
1-866-332-2322
Website

British Columbia
1-877-455-2233
Website

Manitoba
1-877-513-5333 Multiple languages
Website

New Brunswick
1-877-513-5333 English and French
Websites:
English
French

Newfoundland
1-800-363-5864
Websites:
English
French

Nova Scotia
1-877-513-5333 English and French
Websites:
English
French

Nunavut
1-866-368-7848 English, French, Inuktitut, Inuinnaqtun
Website

Ontario
1-877-513-5333 Multiple languages
Websites:
English
French

Prince Edward Island
1-888-818-6300
Website

Quebec
1-866-JARRETE (1-866-527-7383) French
1-877-513-5333 English
Website

Saskatchewan
1-877-513-5333 English and French
Website

Yukon
1-877-513-5333 English and French
Website

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