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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 (in PDF format). 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
No website

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

Arkansas
1-866-NOW QUIT (1-866-669-7848) English and 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-CHEW (2439) Spit tobacco users
1-800-933-4833 TTY
Website

Colorado
1-800-639-QUIT (1-800-639-7848) English and Spanish
1-800-659-2656 TTY
No website

Connecticut
1-866-END-HABIT (363-4224) English and Spanish
1-877-777-6534 TTY
Website

Delaware
1-866-409-1858 English and Spanish
1-866-428-4327 TTY
Website

District of Columbia
1-877-44U-QUIT (1-877-448-7848) English and Spanish
Website

Florida
1-877-U-CAN-NOW (1-877-822-6669)
1-866-228-4327 TTY
No website

Georgia
1-877-270-STOP (1-877-270-7868) English
1-877-2NO-FUME (1-877-266-3863) Spanish
1-877-777-6534 TTY
Website

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

Idaho
1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669)
1-888-229-2182 TTY
Website

Illinois
1-866-784-8937 English and Spanish
1800-501-1068 TTY
No website

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

Iowa
1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669) English and Spanish (translators available for 150 other languages)
1-888-229-2182 TDD
Website

Kansas
1-866-526-7827 English and Spanish
1-866-228-4327 TTY
No website

Kentucky
1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669)
1-800-969-1393 TTY
No website

Louisiana
1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669)
TQ has 1-800-KICK-NIC (542-5642)
Website

Maine
1-800-207-1230
1- 800-833-1477 TTY
Website

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

Massachusetts
1-800-TRY-TO-STOP (1-800-879-8678)
1-800-8-DEJALO (1-800-833-5256) Spanish
1-800-833-1477 TTY
24-hr Quit Tips line: 1-800-9-GET-A-TIP (1-800-943-8284)
Websites:
TryToStop.org
QuitWorks

Minnesota
1-888-354-PLAN (1-888-354-7526) English and Spanish
1-866-257-2971 TTY
1-877-559-3816 TTY
Website (has a link to a Spanish version)

Mississippi
1-800-244-9100 English and Spanish
1-800-969-1393 TTY
No website

Missouri
1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669)
No website

Montana
1-866-485-QUIT (1-866-485-7848) English
Website

Nebraska
1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669)
1-866-228-4327 TTY
Website

Nevada
1-888-866-6642 English, Spanish, Tagalog
Website

New Hampshire
1-800-879-8678
1-800-833-5256 Spanish
1-800-833-1477 TTY
No website

New Jersey
1-866-NJ-STOPS (1-866-657-8677)
1-866-257-2971 TTY
Website

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

North Dakota
1-866-388-7848
1-866-257-2971 TTY
Website

Ohio
1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669)
1-888-229-2182 TTY
Website

Oklahoma
1-866-748-2436 English
1-800-793-1552 Spanish
1-877-777-6534 TTY
Website

Oregon
1-800-270-STOP (1-800-270-7867) 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)
1-866-228-4327 TTY
No website

Puerto Rico
1-877-335-2567 Spanish
No website

Rhode Island
1-800-879-8678 English
1-800-8-DEJALO (1-800-833-5256) Spanish and Portuguese
1-800-833-1477 TTY
1-800-9-GET-A-TIP (1-800-943-8284) 24-hour quit tips
Website

South Carolina
1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669)
Website

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

Tennessee
1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669)
No website

Texas
1-877-YES-QUIT (1-877-937-7848)
1-866-228-4327 TTY
Website

Utah
1-866-567-8788 English
1-877-629-1585 Spanish
1-877-777-6534 TTY
Website

Vermont
1-877-YES-QUIT (1-877-937-7848)
1-866-228-4327 TTY
Website

Virginia
1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669)
1-877-777-6534 TTY
Websites:
State Department of Health
Smoke-Free Virginia

Washington
1-800-270-STOP (1-800-270-7867) English
1-877-2NO-FUME (1-877-266-3863) Spanish
1-877-777-6534 TTY
Website

Washington, DC
1-877-44U-QUIT (1-877-448-7848) English and Spanish
Website

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

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

Wyoming
1-866-WYO-QUIT (996-7848) English and Spanish
No website

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Alberta
1-866-332-2322
Website

British Columbia
1-877-455-2233
Website

Manitoba
1-877-513-5333 English and French
No website

New Brunswick
1-877-513-5333 English and French
No website

Newfoundland
1-800-363-5864
Website

Nova Scotia
1-877-513-5333 English and French
No website

Ontario
1-877-513-5333 English and French
Websites:
English
French

Prince Edward Island
1-888-818-6300
No website

Quebec
1-866-JARRETE (1-866-527-7383) French and English
Website

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

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