Help to Quit

Quitting tobacco products is a journey and may take several attempts, but there are resources to help. Coaching, nicotine replacement therapy, and social support can all be important aspects of the quitting process and are offered in many of the programs included below.

Talk to your doctor about quitting and check with your insurance to see what medications are covered. Quitting often takes several different approaches, many of which are covered by insurance or offered for free or at a low cost.

Explore the following resources to help you or those that you care about to find the support they need to make the choice to quit and lead a healthier life.

Denver Quit Resources

  • Colorado QuitLine- Colorado residents 12 years and older who are ready to quit smoking can also call the Colorado QuitLine at 1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669) for free personalized coaching. Those over the age of 18 can also receive a free supply of nicotine patches or gum.
  • Denver Health Cessation Clinics- Denver Health offers a tobacco cessation clinic designed to assist patients and employees to be 100% tobacco-free. The clinic offers many cessation options and resources to help you quit smoking in a healthy and effective way.

Additional Resources

Youth

Ages 12-17

  • My Life, My Quit™ is a free and confidential way to quit smoking or vaping. Text "Start My Quit" to 36072 or click to chat with a Coach. We are here for you every step of the way. It's YOUR LIFE and we're here to help you live it YOUR WAY.
  • Smokefree Teen is a National Cancer Institute program to help teens take control of their health. It is designed to help teens understand the decisions they make—especially the decision to quit smoking—and how those decisions fit into their life.

 

Additional Quit Resources

Young Adults

Ages 18-24

  • National Jewish Health- Offers a comprehensive tobacco cessation program for young adults (age 18-24). The implementation of laws restricting the sale of tobacco to anyone under age 21 provides additional motivation for young adults to quit smoking, vaping, and chewing tobacco products. Their Quitline program offers enhanced services to young adults with input from young adults. Coaches are specially trained to address cessation needs, support individual identity development, and work towards healthy living. Young adults can access real-time support by phone, live text messaging or online chat. Text START to 36072 to sign up. 

 

Additional Quit Resources

Adults

Ages 25 and up

  • Colorado QuitLine (website available in English and Spanish – sitio de web disponible en Inglés y Español)
  • A free service available to Colorado residents 12 and older. Enroll Now.
  • The QuitLine provides special tools, a support team of coaches and nicotine replacement therapy.
  • The expert coaches can talk to you about overcoming common barriers, such as dealing with stress, fighting cravings, coping with irritability and controlling weight gain.
  • Call 1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669) to learn how to quit tobacco today.
  • TobaccoFreeCO- Quitting resources, information on the problem of tobacco in our state, and ways to get involved in the fight against tobacco.
  • This Is Quitting- A powerful, free text-message-based program that places you on the path to a life free from tobacco. 

Pregnant and Postpartum

Baby and Me is an evidence based, smoking cessation program created to reduce the burden of tobacco on the pregnant and postpartum population.

National Jewish Pregnancy and Postpartum Tobacco Cessation Program

  • SmokeFree.Gov- Smoking during pregnancy is harmful to you and your baby. Quitting at any time during your pregnancy is one of the best things you can do for your baby’s health. Get the facts about smoking and pregnancy and learn how to become, and stay, smokefree for you and your baby.

Behavioral Health Based Resources

People with mental health and substance use conditions have unique hurdles when quitting tobacco. The program below provides intensive long-term support to quit for good.

National Jewish Health developed a tailored Quitline program to meet the needs of people living with behavioral health conditions. Individuals who report mental health and substance use disorders have higher rates of tobacco use and lower rates of cessation. In fact, more than one-third of all tobacco used in the United States is consumed by individuals with a behavioral health condition. Individuals can access the tailored program by calling 1.800.QUIT.NOW (784.8669) or signing up for phone coaching on the state Quitline website.

More than half of Quitline callers report at least one condition and nearly one in three callers reports multiple behavioral health conditions that impact cessation. Research suggests people with behavioral health conditions want to quit, and do quit with support that is more intensive and helps to cope with mood and stress. 

American Indian/Alaska Native

American Indians/Alaska Natives have higher rates of commercial tobacco use and more difficulty quitting than people from other racial and ethnic groups.

To respond to the unique needs of this underserved population, National Jewish Health, in partnership with the American Indian community and experts in several states, developed the American Indian Commercial Tobacco Program (AICTP), the first program of its kind.

The goals of the AICTP are to improve engagement by American Indians in cessation services and to lessen the burden of commercial tobacco on this disproportionately impacted population. Participants in the AICTP want to reduce or eliminate their use of commercial tobacco, and our coaching protocol meets their objectives. Since 2015, we have engaged nearly 3,000 American Indian participants making it the largest and most established Quitline program dedicated to this population.

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