Vaping Awareness and Quitting Resources
QUITTING
My Life, My Quit
Online/over-the-phone professional counseling for teens.
What It Is?
Free support for teens – five on-the-phone counseling sessions to make a quit plan and have someone hold you accountable to it.
How To Use?
Text “Start My Quit” to 36072 or 855-891-9989 and answer a few questions to figure out a good fit counselor. Also, watch this helpful video
Asking For Help
Click to read a helpful flyer about asking for help and finding support.
This is Quitting
Text-message support for all ages.
How to Use?
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- Text “DITCHVAPE” to 88709
- Answer a few questions about age and usage to receive support
- Users receive one text message per day that aligns with their quit date
Not Quite Ready to Quit?
Those who are not ready to quit receive at least four weeks of text messages focused on building skills and confidence to eventually quit.
Hey Norm
A resource for youth who want to help their friends quit. Find help having those difficult conversations.
How to Use?
Text “Hey Norm” to 1-833-HEY-NORM (1-833-439-6676) to get started.
Room to Breathe
A resource for youth who want to quit. Find facts about vaping and the support you need to quit in a judgement-free space. Read More >>
American Lung Association
- N-O-T: Not On Tobacco is a proven teen smoking and vaping cessation program. This program from the American Lung Association serves teens 14-19.
- N-O-T For Me is an online, self-paced program for teens 14-19 who want to stop using tobacco.
The American Lung Association has additional resources for people of any age who want to quit. Read More >>
Quit Partner
A free resource for adults 18 and over. Quit Partner is Minnesota’s free way to quit nicotine, including smoking, vaping and chewing. They provide one-on-one coaching and other helpful tools. Read More >>
American Indian Quit Line
Developed with guidance from the community, the American Indian Quitline from Quit Partner offers completely free and specially designed support to help you, or someone you know, quit commercial tobacco. This is a free resource for adults 18 and over. Read More >>
LEARN MORE: TOBACCO AND VAPES / E-CIGARETTES
COMMUNITY RESOURCES
- School Toolkit for Vapes/E-cigarette Use Prevention and Cessation
- How to Talk to Youth About Vaping (Language for Multiple Adult Roles)
- The Teen Brain, 7 Things To Know
- FDA Vaping Prevention and Education Resource Center
- Nicotine Replacement Therapy & Adolescent Patients Info Sheet for Pediatricians (American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Nicotine Dependence Index (Penn State)