For You Self-Help

FOR YOU (SELF-HELP)

We know how to end the tobacco crisis and we can help you get the upper hand in fighting tobacco. Our resources can help you achieve and maintain a tobacco free lifestyle, including programs to help you quit smoking and dipping and understand the harm harmful effects of secondhand smoke.

Thinking about Quitting?

• Not Ready or Unsure about Quitting Tobacco? (NMCPHC HPW)
• The Health Benefits of Quitting Smoking (NMCPHC HPW)
• Why Do You Smoke? (NCI)

Here are some mobile texting programs to practice your skills before you start your quit. You’ll build skills without quitting or quit for very short periods of time in order to help you prepare to quit for good.

• Practice Quit (Smokefree.gov)
• Daily Challenges (Smokefree.gov)

Ready to Quit by Text or Mobile Application

• SmokefreeTXT Mobile Text Messaging (Smokefree.gov)
• SmokefreeMOM (Smokefree.gov)
• SmokefreeVET (Smokefree.gov)
• DipfreeTXT (Smokefree.gov)
• QuitGuide Mobile App (Smokefree.gov)

Need Other Support (Mobile Phone)?

• HealthyYouTXT (Smokefree.gov)

You can sign up for encouragement, advice, and tips on healthy eating, physical activity, and weight management.

Ready to Quit by Phone?

• National routing number to your state quitline- call 1-800-QUIT-NOW

Want to Quit Smoking?

• Starter Kit to Quit Tobacco (NMCPHC HPW)
• No Dips and/or Butts: A Very, Very Unofficial Military Manual for Quitting Smoking and Dipping (NMCPHC HPW)  
• Quit Smoking (Women.Smokefree.gov)
• Guide for Quitting Smoking (CDC)
• Create My Quit Plan (Smokefree.gov)
• Smokefree Women (Smokefree.gov)
• How to Quit Smoking or Smokeless Tobacco (ACS)
• Freedom From Smoking® Online (ALA)
• BecomeAnEX (Truth Initiative)
• Guia para dejar de fumar (CDC)
• Tobacco Cessation: An Abbreviated Mini-Workbook (VA)

Want to Quit Spitting, Dipping, & Chewing?

• No Dips and/or Butts: A Very, Very Unofficial Military Manual for Quitting Smoking and Dipping (NMCPHC HPW)
• Quitting Dip (Smokefree.gov)
• How to Quit Smoking or Smokeless Tobacco (ACS)
• Smokeless Tobacco A Veteran's Guide for Quitting (VA)

Want to Quit E-Cigarettes?

• This is Quitting (The Truth Initiative)
• BecomeAnEX (Truth Initiative)

Looking for Resources or Programs to Help You Quit Tobacco?

Speak with your primary care provider, doctor, or dentist about treatment options. You can contact your local military treatment facility (MTF) Health Promotion Wellness Department for assistance.

• YouCanQuit2 (DoD)
• Explore Quit Methods (Smokefree.gov)
• Be Tobacco Free (HHS)
• Smokefree.gov
• Tips from Former Smokers (CDC)
• More Resources