Learn About Quit Smoking Medicines | Quit Smoking | Tips From Former Smokers | CDC Skip directly to site content Skip directly to page options Skip directly to A-Z link Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC twenty four seven. Saving Lives, Protecting People Submit For a full list of topics: A-Z Index Advanced Advanced Tips From Former Smokers ® Learn About Quit Smoking Medicines Español (Spanish) Minus Related Pages 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 5 New Ways to Quit With Medicines Tried to quit before? Feel like nothing worked? Check out these proven approaches Why Quitting Smoking Is Hard Nicotine and your brain Smoking and your daily routines How Quit Smoking Medicines Work Nicotine replacement Quit-smoking pills Tips for Quitting Ideas you might get from a quit coach Can help with cravings Can help with or without medicines Quitting Stories What would you do? Each of the stories is based on common experiences of people who smoke and try to quit. Which Quit Smoking Medicine is Right for You Pros, Cons & More Tips Just for You How to Use Quit Smoking Medicines Six Quick Tips How to Use Each Medicine The quit-smoking medicines listed here 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 (Chapter 6)pdf icon [PDF – 1.8 MB]. Some of the ways have not been evaluated or approved by the FDA. Page last reviewed: July 28, 2021 Content source: Smokefree.gov, Office on Smoking and Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social_govd govD Get Email Updates To receive email updates about this page, enter your email address: Email Address What's this Submit Related Links Smoking & Tobacco Use Smokefree.govexternal icon National Cancer Instituteexternal icon SAS stats Exit Notification Disclaimer Policy Close Links with this icon indicate that you are leaving the CDC website. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cannot attest to the accuracy of a non-federal website. Linking to a non-federal website does not constitute an endorsement by CDC or any of its employees of the sponsors or the information and products presented on the website. You will be subject to the destination website's privacy policy when you follow the link. CDC is not responsible for Section 508 compliance (accessibility) on other federal or private website. For more information on CDC's web notification policies, see Website Disclaimers. Cancel Continue CDC gov Privacy Settings We take your privacy seriously. You can review and change the way we collect information below. Performance Cookies Checkbox Performance Cookies These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. If you do not allow these cookies we will not know when you have visited our site, and will not be able to monitor its performance. Functional Cookies Checkbox Functional Cookies Cookies used to make website functionality more relevant to you. These cookies perform functions like remembering presentation options or choices and, in some cases, delivery of web content that based on self-identified area of interests. Campaign Cookies Checkbox Campaign Cookies Cookies used to track the effectiveness of CDC public health campaigns through clickthrough data. Social Media Cookies Checkbox Social Media Cookies Cookies used to enable you to share pages and content that you find interesting on CDC.gov through third party social networking and other websites. These cookies may also be used for advertising purposes by these third parties. Remove all Confirm Choices Confirmed Thank you for taking the time to confirm your preferences. If you need to go back and make any changes, you can always do so by going to our Privacy Policy page. Close