A change at your pace
Smoking, vaping, or another nicotine product. You can explore support without picking a quit date or making a promise. If you’ve tried before, you can start with what would make this time easier.
Find help with the cost, understand quit aids, or work out where to start.
Kick It California offers free coaching for Californians ages 13 and older who want help with smoking, vaping, or smokeless tobacco. You don't need insurance.
Some adults quitting cigarettes qualify for a free two-week patch kit by mail. Eligibility and supplies vary; this is not a free-patch offer for everyone who vapes.
Medi-Cal covers smoking-cessation medicines. Ask your pharmacist or clinician what is covered for you and whether you need a prescription, including for an over-the-counter product.
“Can you check my coverage for nicotine patches, gum, or lozenges before I pay?”
Elsewhere in the US? Call 1-800-QUIT-NOW to connect with your state’s quitline and ask about available help. Programs and medicine offers differ.
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Sources checked September 16, 2026. This is an information guide, not a clinical review or a live stock check.
You can take a small pause without deciding about quitting today.
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Truth Initiative
Across the U.S.
Automated texts and an online community for quitting vaping, smoking, or other nicotine products. Live one-to-one coaching is not included in every plan.
U.S. residents ages 13 and older. The provider asks for a phone number and age to enroll.
Automated texts and an online community for quitting vaping, smoking, or other nicotine products. Live one-to-one coaching is not included in every plan.
Official source ↗ · Checked 2026-09-20
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National Cancer Institute
Across the U.S.
Daily automated texts for teens preparing to quit cigarette smoking. The program lasts six to eight weeks.
Ages 13–17 in the U.S. who are ready to quit smoking cigarettes; a U.S. phone number is required.
Daily automated texts for teens preparing to quit cigarette smoking. The program lasts six to eight weeks.
Official source ↗ · Checked 2026-09-20
Confirm current availability with the provider. External services have their own privacy terms. Text links open your messaging app; nothing is sent automatically.
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Cravings, irritability, restlessness, sleep changes, and trouble concentrating can happen when you stop nicotine. Symptoms are often strongest in the first days or weeks and tend to ease over time. There isn’t a deadline you have to meet.
Try a change of activity or reach out to someone during an urge. If symptoms are difficult to manage, a clinician or quit coach can help you plan support. New, severe, or persistent symptoms deserve medical advice.
Read about nicotine withdrawal · National Cancer Institute ↗Source checked September 16, 2026.
That’s a normal place to be and this page isn’t going to argue with you. You can ask anything on the chat without anybody trying to talk you into a quit date.
