Success Stories
Nearly 50 million adults have quit tobacco. And many experienced fears and challenges, just like you. Read the stories of people who decided to quit and find out how their lives look now, tobacco free. If they can do it, you can too!
Quitting to Avoid Cancer
Smoking makes you 15 to 30 times more likely to have—or die from—lung cancer. A lung cancer scare motivated Janet to quit.
Quitting to Prepare for Surgery
Smoking puts people who are having surgery at higher risk for complications (like heart attack, pneumonia, and deep vein thrombosis). Needing hip surgery, Susan knew the time had come to quit.
Quitting with More Than Cookies
Many people eat to avoid cigarettes. But as Robert found out, there are other, healthier ways to quit smoking.
Refusing to Give Up
It takes the average smoker 8-11 tries to quit smoking for good. Relapse can be hard to avoid—but help is available. See how April finally quit after several attempts.
Smelling Like Roses
The smell of cigarettes can really affect the people around you. Learn how Penny got rid of tobacco—and its turn-offs.
Smoking Since My Teens
The longer you smoke, the harder it can be to quit—but you can still do it. This is how Melissa quit smoking after 20 years.
Staying Positive
It's only been 10 days since I quit, but I feel much more confident about this attempt than my prior ones.
Sweating It Out
I decided to quit back in July (2017). I had been tapering off for a while and decided one day that I wasn't going to have any more packs.
Trading Cigarettes for School
Smoking costs the average smoker in the United States more than $1 million over a lifetime. Cigarettes were costing Nick an education. Here’s how he quit so he could pursue his dream of going back to school.