Quitting is a lot easier with help.

If you use tobacco and want help quitting, these free nationwide and statewide tools and resources can help you and others be tobacco free.

resources for youth & young adults

stay tobacco-free

  • SmokingStopsHere.com

    This site from the Maryland Department of Health provides information and resources to stay tobacco free, including a free and confidential quit line program.

    The Vape Experiment

    This project from the Maryland Department of Health gives you information and tools to stay vape-free.

  • Stay Quit Coach

    This app provides motivating messages to stay tobacco free, plans for coping, a calculator to see how much money you’ve saved by staying tobacco free, and other resources.

  • BecomeAnEx.org

    EX is run by the Truth Initiative and offers an online quit community and evidence-based approaches to quitting.

  • 1-866-4-U-TREVOR (1-866-488-7386) | The Trevor Project

    The TrevorLifeline, TrevorChat, and TrevorText are all staffed with trained counselors ready to talk to you 24 hours a day, seven days a week. If you’re a young person looking for someone to listen to and understand without judgment, or if you’re feeling suicidal, please reach out to the Trevor Project.

    1-800-246-PRIDE (1-800-246-7743) | GLBT National Youth Talkline

    A confidential safe space where youth can speak about sexual orientation or gender identity/expression issues, including coming out issues, relationship concerns, bullying, school issues, HIV/AIDS anxiety, safer sex information, suicide, and much more.

    1-877-565-8860 | Trans Lifeline

    Trans Lifeline provides peer support and resources for the trans community.

    Q Chat Space

    An online community and safe space for LGBTQ+ teens.

quit using tobacco

  • SmokingStopsHere.com

    This site from the Maryland Department of Health provides information and resources to stay tobacco free, including a free and confidential quit line program.

    The Vape Experiment

    This project from the Maryland Department of Health gives you information and tools to stay vape-free.

  • Stay Quit Coach

    This app provides motivating messages to stay tobacco free, plans for coping, a calculator to see how much money you’ve saved by staying tobacco free, and other resources.

  • BecomeAnEx.org

    EX is run by the Truth Initiative and offers an online quit community and evidence-based approaches to quitting.

  • Call 1-800-QUITNOW or text READY to 200-400

    This is the national portal to a network of state quitlines.

    Text “VAPEFREE” to 873-373

    Live Vape Free is a free, confidential text message program to help young adults quit vaping with tips, videos, and support throughout the quitting process.

    Text QUIT to 47848

    Español: Text ESP to 47848

    Text MOM to 222888

    Text DITCHJUUL to 88709

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