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Tips From Former Smokers ®

Tips From Former Smokers ®

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Free Tips & Tricks to Help You Quit

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Tips® Uses Approaches to Address Health Disparities in Pursuit of Health Equity

The Tips campaign uses approaches to address health disparities in pursuit of health equity by increasing the reach, representation, receptivity, and accessibility of smoking cessation messages. Tips also increases awareness of free quit-smoking resources among adults—no matter who they are, where they live, or how much money they make.

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How to Quit Smoking
It’s never too late to quit smoking. Find free resources to start your quit journey today.
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Quit-smoking Medicines
Learn about new ways medicines could help you more than double your chance of success.
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Diseases and Conditions
Learn how smoking affects illnesses and conditions.
More than 1 million people quit smoking because of the #CDCTips campaign.
Tips Impact and Results
Learn how more than 1 million people quit smoking because of the Tips® campaign.
Tips From Former Smokers
About the Campaign
Overview and answers to frequently asked questions.
Campaign Resources

Images, print ads, videos, social media content, and more.

Partners

Free tools and materials for health care providers, faith-based organizations, and public health professionals to help people quit smoking.

For Specific Groups

Learn more about how smoking and secondhand smoke affect specific groups.

Newsroom

Information for journalists, bloggers, and members of the press about the campaign.

Last Reviewed: March 31, 2025
Source: Office on Smoking and Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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    • Frequently Asked Questions
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      • Publications and Evaluation Results
    • Burden of Cigarette Use in the U.S.
  • How to Quit Smokingplus icon
    • 5 Ways Quitlines Helpplus icon
      • Top 10 Qs about Quitlines
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    • quitSTART App
    • 7 Common Withdrawal Symptoms
    • Tips For Quitting
  • Learn About Quit Smoking Medicinesplus icon
    • Three Reasons to Use Medicines When You Quitplus icon
      • They make quitting less painful
      • Quit smoking medicines are much safer than smoking
      • They help you get through the toughest times
    • How Quit Smoking Medicines Work
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      • Nicotine Patch
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      • Nicotine Oral Inhaler
      • Nicotine Nasal Spray
      • Combining Medicines
      • Varenicline
      • Bupropion SR
      • Getting Coaching with Medicine
      • Quitting without Medicine
    • Five New Ways to Quit with Medicines
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      • Medicine Tips Just for You
    • Why Quitting Smoking Is Hard
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      • Betty’s Story
      • Daniel’s Story
    • Select-Lot Varenicline Recall
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    • Diabetes
    • Dual Use of Tobacco Products
    • Gum (Periodontal) Disease
    • Heart Disease, Stroke and Peripheral Artery Disease
    • HIV
    • Mental Health Conditions: Depression and Anxiety
    • Pregnancy
    • Vision Loss and Blindness
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    • People With Mental Health Conditions
    • Pregnant or Planning to Have a Baby
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