You can get some amazing support through various help lines and message boards. When you search for support, it will be there whether that be online or on the phone. Here are a few suggestions as to where you should start.

Call the North American Quit line Consortium 1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669) to be directed to a quit line where you can receive support and counseling, smoking cessation medications at low or no cost, printed support information, web-based interactive counseling, and more.

The California Smokers’ Helpline 1-800-NO-BUTTS is another free service. You are able to speak with a counselor over the phone about how to quit smoking. The counselor listens to you and helps you come up with a plan that will work for you.

Check your local newspaper for local groups. If you can’t find one, consider starting one yourself. Hundreds of people decide every day to quit smoking. We’re willing to be there’s a few around where you live! Advertise in the local paper and wait for calls. If you start it, they will come!

Take a smoking relapse prevention class or smoke-free workshop. Contact your local health department, hospital or medical center to see if they offer classes on smoking relapse prevention. Your local college might also offer these services to the community.

Contact your local American Cancer Society (ACS) office. Call the American Cancer Society at 1-800-ACS-2345 to find out what resources might be available to you. Local ACS offices can provide guidance for finding support near you.

Try Google and put in the words “smoking support groups” to find message boards and online friends who are there with you willing to help. You might help them just as much as they might help you!

Finally, we want to give you some lists of our own to help you along the way towards becoming a non-smoker.