
1-800-QUIT-NOW: What the Free Quitline Actually Does
1-800-QUIT-NOW is the free US quitline. Here is who answers, what coaching sessions look like, and what free NRT you can get through it.
Updated July 25, 2026
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Free coaching, text programmes, CBT
The free behavioural support programmes with published evidence: government quitlines, SmokefreeTXT, This Is Quitting, and cognitive behavioural therapy for cessation.
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The free, evidence-based programmes for quitting vaping: 1-800-QUIT-NOW, SmokefreeTXT, This Is Quitting, NHS Stop Smoking Services, and cognitive behavioural therapy.
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Quitlines and one-to-one counselling.
Text programmes, chat, and apps.

SmokefreeTXT is the free CDC text-message program for adults quitting nicotine. Here is what messages you get, when, and whether it works for vaping.
Updated July 25, 2026

This Is Quitting is Truth Initiative's free text program for teens and young adults quitting vaping. Here is how it works and what makes it different.
Updated July 25, 2026

How cognitive behavioural therapy is used to quit vaping: what happens in sessions, how many you need, and how CBT stacks up against NRT and apps.
Updated July 25, 2026
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