Learn About Quit Smoking Medicines

Maybe you’ve already used a quit-smoking medicine when you tried to quit. Or maybe you’ve just thought about it. Either way, you can learn more here about quit-smoking medicines and how they can help you quit for good.

[3 Reasons to Use Medicines When You Quit

• Make quitting less painful
• Are much safer
• Help you get through the toughest times

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[How Quit Smoking Medicines Work

• Nicotine replacement
• Quit-smoking pills

](https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/campaign/tips/quit-smoking/quit-smoking-medications/how-quit-smoking-medicines-work/index.html)

[Quit Smoking Medicines

• Pros, Cons & More
• How to Use Each Medicine

](https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/campaign/tips/quit-smoking/quit-smoking-medications/how-to-use-quit-smoking-medicines/index.html)

[5 New Ways to Quit With Medicines

• Tried to quit before?
• Feel like nothing worked?
• Check out these proven approaches

](https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/campaign/tips/quit-smoking/quit-smoking-medications/5-new-ways-to-quit-with-medicines/index.html)

[Tips for Quitting

• Ideas you might get from a quit coach
• Can help with cravings
• Can help with or without medicines

](https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/campaign/tips/quit-smoking/quit-smoking-medications/six-quick-tips.html)

[Why Quitting Smoking Is Hard

• Nicotine and your brain
• Smoking and your daily routines

](https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/campaign/tips/quit-smoking/quit-smoking-medications/why-quitting-smoking-is-hard/index.html)

[Quitting Stories

What would you do?
Each of the stories is based on common experiences of people who smoke and try to quit.

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The quit-smoking medicines talked about on this website are approved by the FDA for adults to use to quit cigarettes. If you are pregnant, breastfeeding, or younger than 18, you should not use these medicines without talking to your doctor. If you use tobacco products other than cigarettes (like cigars, chew, snuff, hookah, or e-cigarettes), talk to your doctor or other healthcare provider or call the quitline (1-800-QUIT-NOW) to get help with quitting. All the ways to use medicines presented here are reviewed in Smoking Cessation: A Report of the Surgeon General  [PDF-1.8 MB]. Some of the ways have not been evaluated or approved by the FDA.

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