Smoking or Vaping - Tools to help you quit

Smoking and vaping causes harm to the lungs. Links to an external site.Smoking and vaping is harmful to your health, the health of those around you, and increases your risk for COVID-19Links to an external site..

If you smoke or vape, consider quitting.  There are tools available to help you quit. California has free resources available - by phone, online, chat, text and apps. Now is a great time to quit smoking or vaping, and you can work through the stress and anxiety of quitting with caring counselors.Links to an external site.

• The  California Smokers' HelplineLinks to an external site. provides free, personalized, and confidential quit smoking and vaping support in English, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese. Text and mobile app programs are also available. All of these services are free. You may be eligible for special offers that send free nicotine patches to your home. To see if you qualify, call 1-800-662-8887. 
• For free resources to quit vaping, call 1-844-866-8273. Please visit  NoVapes.orgLinks to an external site. for free phone, chat, text, or mobile app support, or to This is QuittingLinks to an external site., a free text messaging program.
• You can also download the quitSTART appLinks to an external site. or try SmokefreeTXT by signing up onlineLinks to an external site. or texting QUIT to 47848.
• Additional resources and apps to quit vaping and tobacco can be found hereLinks to an external site.. 
• Talk to a doctor about medications and other ways to help you quit.

 

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