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Treatment
Table 8. Behavioral Resources for Smoking Cessation
Resource Description
Telephone-based: Quitline
English: 1-800-QUIT-NOW
(1-800-784-8669)
Spanish: 1-855-DÉJELO-YA
(1-855-335-3569)
Mandarin and Cantonese:
1-800-838-8917
Korean: 1-800-556-5564
Vietnamese: 1-800-778-8440
• Counseling by telephone from a trained tobacco
coach who offers support via a series of scheduled
telephone calls before and after a smoker's quit date.
• Patients can self-refer to the Quitline, or providers
can refer patients, with their consent, proactively.
• Quitline services vary by state, can include text
messaging and web coaching support, and may
provide free samples of nicotine replacement
therapy.
• State-by-state information about Quitline services is
available at https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/patient-
care/quitlines-other/index.html
Web-based: American Lung
Association Freedom From
Smoking
https://www.lung.org/quit-
smoking/join-freedom-from-
smoking
• Created by the American Lung Association to
support smoking cessation in persons who want to
quit. The program also provides information about
NRT and pharmacotherapy.
• Multiple modes of support available to patients,
including group clinics, a telephone-based "Lung
HelpLine," a self-help guide, and a web-based
interactive customized program.
• Interactive program available for computer, tablet,
or smartphone interface.
Web-based: National Cancer
Institute
English: Smokefree.gov
Spanish: https://espanol.
smokefree.gov/Spanish
• Supported by the US Department of Health and
Human Services and National Institutes of Health,
created by the National Cancer Institute.
• Website contains information about quitting and
resources for quitting and allows users to create a
personalized quit plan.
• Specific websites are also available for women, teens,
Veterans, and those >60 y of age.
• Programs available through the website include:
SmokefreeTXT (text messaging program),
QuitGuide, and quitSTART (mobile phone apps).
