# Quit Smoking - webcentive

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Free help to quit smoking, vaping and other tobacco. Call 1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669) for free coaching from your state quitline, or text QUIT to 47848 for SmokefreeTXT. Nicotine patches, gum and lozenges and the prescription medicines varenicline and bupropion are FDA-approved and can double your chances of quitting; ask your doctor or pharmacist which is right for you. Be wary of lasers, herbal pills, 'detox' kits and other 'miracle cures' with no FDA approval. Products below are commercial.  

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Links last checked Oct 17, 2026.  

- **Free official help: call 1-800-QUIT-NOW (start here)**
- [cdc.gov](https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/about/how-to-quit.html) - CDC: how to quit smoking, and free help at 1-800-QUIT-NOW
- [cdc.gov (Tips From Former Smokers)](https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/campaign/tips/) - CDC Tips From Former Smokers: real stories and quit help
- [fda.gov](https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/want-quit-smoking-fda-approved-and-fda-cleared-cessation-products-can-help) - FDA: approved and cleared quit-smoking products
- [fda.gov (tobacco)](https://www.fda.gov/tobacco-products) - FDA Center for Tobacco Products, including vapes
- [medlineplus.gov](https://medlineplus.gov/quittingsmoking.html) - MedlinePlus (National Library of Medicine): quitting smoking
- [smokefree.gov](https://smokefree.gov/) - Smokefree.gov (National Cancer Institute): free quit plans, apps and texts
- **Avoid quit-smoking scams and "miracle cures"**
- [fda.gov (health fraud)](https://www.fda.gov/consumers/health-fraud-scams) - FDA: health fraud scams and fake cures
- [reportfraud.ftc.gov](https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/) - FTC: report a scam or false health claim
- **Health groups and quit programs**
- [cancer.org](https://www.cancer.org/cancer/risk-prevention/tobacco/guide-quitting-smoking.html) - American Cancer Society: guide to quitting smoking
- [exprogram.com](https://www.exprogram.com/) - EX Program: free quit plan (formerly BecomeAnEX)
- [heart.org](https://www.heart.org/en/healthy-living/healthy-lifestyle/quit-smoking-tobacco) - American Heart Association: quit smoking
- [lung.org](https://www.lung.org/quit-smoking) - American Lung Association: Freedom From Smoking
- [truthinitiative.org](https://truthinitiative.org/) - Truth Initiative: quit vaping and smoking
- **FDA-approved nicotine replacement (commercial)**
- [habitrol.com](https://habitrol.com/) - Habitrol: nicotine patches and gum (on the old page)
- [nicorette.com](https://www.nicorette.com/) - Nicorette and NicoDerm CQ: nicotine gum, lozenges and patches (on the old page)

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