People With Disabilities

Know the Facts

In the United States, 1 in 4 (an estimated 61.4 million) adults have a functional disability, meaning that they reported having serious difficulty with hearing, vision, cognition, mobility, self-care, and/or independent living.*

Adults with disabilities are more likely to smoke cigarettes than those without disabilities.

• About 1 in 5 (18.5%) U.S. adults who have disabilities smokes cigarettes compared with 10.9% of adults without disabilities.†

If you smoke, you are at increased risk for smoking-related illness and death. Cigarette smoking is the leading preventable cause of disease and death.

Quitting smoking improves quality of life, reduces the risk of many smoking-related diseases, and can add up to 10 years to life expectancy. There are treatments that can help people quit, including counseling and quit smoking medications.

Learn what percent of people currently smokes cigarettes, both in the United States overall and among specific population groups.

On this Page

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Learn more about all of the Tips participants, including stories from people living with disabilities who quit smoking, in our Real Stories section.

Free Quitting Resources

Telephone

• 1-800-QUIT-NOW
• 1-855-DÉJELO-YA (Español)
• 1-800-838-8917 (中文)
• 1-800-556-5564 (한국어)
• 1-800-778-8440 (Tiếng Việt)

Smartphone Apps/Text

• Text QUITNOW to 333888—Message and data rates may apply
• quitSTART appexternal icon

Web

• Quit Smoking (En Español)
• Smokefree.govexternal icon (En Español)
• Asian Smokers’ Quitlineexternal icon

Free Quitting Resources

Web

• Quit Smoking (En Español)
• Smokefree.govexternal icon (En Español)

Smartphone Apps/Text

• Text QUITNOW to 333888—Message and data rates may apply
• quitSTART appexternal icon—tips, information, and challenges to help you quit

Telephone

• 1-800-QUIT-NOW
• 1-855-DÉJELO-YA (Español)
• Asian Smokers’ Quitlineexternal icon1-800-838-8917 (中文)
• 1-800-556-5564 (한국어)
• 1-800-778-8440 (Tiếng Việt)

Free Quitting Resources

Telephone

• 1-800-QUIT-NOW
• 1-855-DÉJELO-YA (Español)
• 1-800-838-8917 (中文)
• 1-800-556-5564 (한국어)
• 1-800-778-8440 (Tiếng Việt)

Smartphone Apps/Text

• Text QUITNOW to 333888—Message and data rates may apply
• quitSTART appexternal icon

Web

• Quit Smoking (En Español)
• Smokefree.govexternal icon (En Español)
• Asian Smokers’ Quitlineexternal icon

Quit Smoking Medicines

There are 7 quit-smoking medicines approved by the FDA. Explore ways to get free or reduced cost quit-smoking medicines from your health insurance, health plan, or other sources.

Real Stories: People Featured in Tips®

Learn more about all Tips participants, including stories from people living with disabilities who quit smoking, in our Real Stories section.

Additional Resources

• Healthy Living
• Disability Inclusion

References

• Prevalence of Disabilities and Health Care Access by Disability Status and Type Among Adults — United States, 2016. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 2018.
  † Tobacco Product Use Among Adults – United States, 2021. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2023.

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