Many people find support groups and hotlines helpful when quitting smoking. Knowing that someone out there understands and shares your struggle can help you stay committed to being smoke-free.  These organizations may offer personalized help or listings of classes and support groups in your community.

*These links are provided for convenience only, and are not an endorsement or assurance of the entity or any product or service.

American Cancer Society
Toll-free hotline: 1-800-ACS-2345 (1-800-227-2345)
www.cancer.org*

American Lung Association
Toll-free hotline: 1-800-LUNGUSA (1-800-586-4872)
www.lungusa.org*

MedLine Plus – Local Smoking Cessation Resources (from the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/golocal/topicmap_1359.html*

National Cancer Institute
Toll-free hotline: 1-877-44U-QUIT (1-877-448-7848)
www.smokefree.gov*

National Institutes of Health – Clinical Trials on Smoking Cessation
http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/condition=%22Smoking+Cessation%22*

National Network of Tobacco Cessation Quitlines
Toll free hotline: 1-800-QUITNOW (1-800-784-8669)
TTY: 1-800-332-8615
www.naquitline.org*

Nicotine Anonymous
(415) 750-0328
www.nicotine-anonymous.org*

This content is reviewed regularly. Last updated 01/30/09.