Quitting Resources

Digital Resources

The National Cancer Institute’s Smokefree.gov Teen Text Program and App

Teen Smokefree, from the National Cancer Institute, helps teens quit smoking or vaping with free, personalized tools like quit plans, text message support, and the quitSTART app. It offers education, coping strategies, and live help—designed specifically for young people ready to take control of their health.

Truth Initiative’s EX Program

The EX Program by Truth Initiative, developed with Mayo Clinic, is a digital quit-smoking and vaping program that offers personalized support through texts, web tools, coaching, and medication guidance. Free for individuals and scalable for organizations, it includes tailored options for youth, employers, and health plans. Backed by science and over a decade of success, the EX Program helps people of all ages quit tobacco for good.

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Phone Based Resources

CDC Quitline

The CDC promotes 1‑800‑QUIT‑NOW (1‑800‑784‑8669) and 1‑855‑DÉJELO‑YA (1‑855‑335‑3569) as nationwide, free, confidential quitlines that connect callers to highly trained coaches in multiple languages (Mandarin/Cantonese: 1‑800‑838‑8917; Korean: 1‑800‑556‑5564; Vietnamese: 1‑800‑778‑8440), available in all 50 states, D.C., Puerto Rico, and Guam These quitlines provide personalized counseling, referrals, self‑help materials, and often free or discounted nicotine-replacement therapy, proven to raise six‑month quit rates to ~12.7% (12.7% for coaching alone; 28.1% with added medication). In addition to phone support, CDC highlights digital resources like Smokefree.gov, the quitSTART app, text messaging (text QUITNOW to 333888), and web or group counseling, reinforcing that combining counseling and medication offers the best chance to quit.

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SAMHSA’s National Helpline

SAMHSA’s National Helpline is a free, confidential, 24/7, 365-day-a-year treatment referral and information service (in English and Spanish) for individuals and families facing mental and/or substance use disorders.

1-800-662-HELP (4357)

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Quitting Curricula

American Lung Association’s N-O-T: Not On Tobacco—Proven Teen Smoking and Vaping Cessation Program

N-O-T was designed with teenagers in mind and addresses issues that are specifically important to them. The program takes a holistic approach with each session using different interactive learning strategies based on Social Cognitive Theory of behavior change that can then be applied and practiced in everyday life and encourages a voluntary change for youth ages 14 to 19.

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School-based Prevention Programs

Stanford Reach Lab’s Tobacco Prevention Toolkit’s “You and Me, Together Vape-Free” Curriculum

Our You and Me, Together Vape-Free curriculum, which is part of the Stanford Tobacco Prevention Toolkit, is a 5-lesson evidence-based curriculum created by the Stanford REACH Lab as well as by their Youth Action Board, educators, healthcare providers, and scientists across the U.S.

All of their lessons are mapped to the California and National Common Core State Standards, Health Education Content Standards, and the National Health Education Standards.

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Truth Initative’s “Vaping: Know the Truth Curriculum”

Truth Initiative's “Vaping:  Know the truth” is a free, interactive digital curriculum for middle and high school students (grades 8–12) developed with Kaiser Permanente and the American Heart Association, and delivered via EVERFI. Through four bite‑sized modules, it educates students on nicotine, cannabis, marketing tactics, addiction, self-care, and quitting. Studies show students improved e‑cigarette knowledge by ~15%. The curriculum empowers youths to make informed choices and access quitting tools, all at no cost to schools.

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