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Quit Smoking Resources

It’s never too late to quit smoking. Quitting smoking now improves your health and reduces your risk of heart disease, cancer, lung disease, and other smoking-related illnesses.

 Telephone Quit Services

  • NY Smoke Free: 1-866-697-8487
  • Centers for Disease Control: 1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669)
    1-855-DÉJELO-YA (1-855-335-3569) (Español)
    1-800-838-8917 (中文)
    1-800-556-5564 (한국어)
    1-800-778-8440 (Tiếng Việt)

Texting Quit Services

Support Groups for Quitting

  • American Cancer Society:  1-800-277-2345
  • American Lung Association: 1-800-LUNGUSA

Publications

Web Resources:

  • Smokefree.gov provides tools to help you quit.
  • The Great American Smokeout offers tips and strategies for your smoke-free start.
  • POW'R Against Tobacco Coalition is a four county coalition that was founded in 1992 to reduce the risk of tobacco-related diseases by lowering the prevalence of tobacco use in Putnam, Orange, Westchester and Rockland Counties.
  • New York State Smokers' Quitline offers:  Free starter kit of nicotine patches, gum or lozenges for eligible NYS smokers, trained quitline specialists offering help with quit plans, information about local stop smoking programs, informational taped messages, tobacco trivia, secondhand smoke facts.
  • American Cancer Society. Information on research, treatment, support groups and on-line chat group and smoking cessation. Also offers personalized treatment and decision feature. Information available in Spanish.
  • The American Lung Association (ALA) is the oldest voluntary health organization in the United States, with a national office and constituent and affiliate associations around the country. Founded in 1904 to fight tuberculosis, ALA today fights lung disease in all its forms, with special emphasis on asthma, tobacco control and environmental health. Its website provides information on latest research on environmental and health topics as well as educational programs, and news on related fronts.
  • The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI) is the information service of the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. NCADI is the world's largest resource for information and materials concerning substance abuse. Services include an information services staff (English, Spanish, hearing impaired capability) equipped to respond to the public's alcohol, tobacco, and drug inquiries.