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Why Quit Tobacco?

It’s Never Too Late 

Quitting tobacco — whether smoking, vaping, or using smokeless products like pouches — is one of the best things you can do for your health. It can reverse damage and lower your risk of serious disease.

  • Cancers like lung, throat, pancreas, and more
  • Chronic diseases like heart disease, diabetes, and asthma
  • Heart attack, stroke, and early death
  • Infertility
  • Exposing loved ones to secondhand smoke
  • Exposure to harmful chemicals like formaldehyde, benzene, lead, and nickel
  • Exposure to cancer-causing chemicals and nicotine
  • Lung disease, injuries, and explosions
  • Long-term harm to brain development for those under 25
  • Cancers of the mouth, esophagus, and pancreas
  • Gum disease, tooth decay, and tooth loss
  • Heart disease and stroke
  • Long-term harm to brain development for those under 25
  • Toxicity and poisoning in high doses
  • Heart disease and other cardiovascular issues

Quit Your Way

Enroll Online

Take control of your quit journey with easy-to-use online tools. Customize a quit plan, stay motivated, and track your progress using the online dashboard. Start today and build a plan made just for you.

  • Free 4-week starter kit of patch, gum, or lozenges
  • Text message support
  • Chat online with a coach

Call to Quit

Get free, 1-on-1 phone coaching with a trained Quit Coach to make your own quit plan. People who join are twice as likely to quit, and using free nicotine gum, patches, or lozenges can triple your chances. 

  • 12 weeks of free gum, patches, or lozenges
  • Talk with a Quit Coach
  • Unlimited support

Quit Now