Every year, millions of Americans resolve to quit smoking. Now quitters can stay quit with the Quit and Stay Quit Monday idea!

Every Monday that you reach is a step to staying quit! Why Monday? It’s a fresh start – the January of each week. A day to refocus and recommit, celebrate your progress, or to quit again if you relapse. Check out the National Cancer Institute’s Smokefree Monday campaign, and other helpful resources below. Then sign up to receive free weekly Quit and Stay Quit Monday tips!

Add Monday to your smoke cessation programs

• Send Monday motivational messages via e-mail, SMS & website widgets
• Organize Monday weekly support groups & online forums
• Begin a Monday Pledge program
• Replace ‘quit now’ or ‘quit (whenever)’ with Quit Monday messages
• Encourage Monday interventions with quit line counselors or healthcare professionals

Free tools and resources

Smokefree.gov – step-by-step online cessation guide; local, state and national quitlines; and relevant publications for download or print

1-800-Quit-Now – national hotline for quitline services

State Health Departments – comprehensive website listings for locating (and teaming up with) state health department’s tobacco control program and cessation services

American Cancer Society – stay quit with their Guide to Quitting Smoking or call 1-800-ACS-2345

About.com – weekly Monday messages and a ‘Take the Monday Pledge’ online forum

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – facts and statistics on tobacco use and smoking cessation

American Lung Association – quit tips and smoking cessation support