Talk to an Expert

By Instant Messaging

LiveHelp

  • Receive information and advice about quitting smoking through real time text messaging with a National Cancer Institute smoking cessation counselor.  Support is offered in English only during specified hours of operation.

By Telephone

Call from anywhere: 1-877-44U-QUIT (1-877-448-7848)

  • Smoking cessation counselors from the National Cancer Institute are available to answer smoking-related questions in English or Spanish, Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. local time.

Help within your state: 1-800-QUITNOW (1-800-784-8669 / TTY 1-800-332-8615)

  • This toll-free telephone number connects you to counseling and information about quitting smoking in your state.

Help from National Organizations

American Cancer Society (ACS)
1-800-ACS-2345

American Lung Association
1-800-LUNG-USA

For Military Personnel

Quit Tobacco. Make Everyone Proud

  • A tobacco cessation and education resource for members of the U.S. military, sponsored by the Department of Defense.