quitSTART vs My Life, My Quit

quitSTART is a free app made for people who want to quit smoking. This app takes the information you provide about your smoking history and gives you tailored tips, inspiration, and challenges to help you become smokefree and live a healthier life. quitSTART helps you: • Get ready to quit with tips and information to prepare you for becoming smokefree • Monitor your progress and earn badges for smokefree milestones and other achievements • Get back on track if you slip and smoke • Manage cravings and bad moods in healthy ways • Distract yourself from cravings with games and challenges • Store helpful tips, inspirations, and challenges in your Quit Kit • Share your progress and favorite tips through social media quitSTART is a product of Smokefree.gov, a smoking cessation resource created by the Tobacco Control Research Branch at the National Cancer Institute in collaboration with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and input from tobacco control professionals, smoking cessation experts, and ex-smokers.

My Life, My Quit: A Youth Tobacco and Vaping Cessation Program My Life, My Quit is a tobacco and vaping cessation program designed specifically for youth aged 13 to 17. Created in collaboration with cessation experts and teens themselves, My Life, My Quit is a program by youth, for youth. It responds to the growing concern of teen nicotine use, particularly the widespread use of electronic cigarettes and vaping products—industries that directly target young people. With over 5 million U.S. teens using tobacco and nicotine products and limited cessation resources tailored to them, My Life, My Quit fills a critical gap. National Jewish Health developed this app to support teens 13 to 17 years old who want to quit tobacco and nicotine, with a strong focus on vaping. The program combines evidence-based practices for youth nicotine cessation, adapted specifically for vaping, and introduces modern ways for teens to engage—such as live text messaging with trained coaches. Key features of Help include: - Tailored educational videos - Proactive check-in messages - A customized quit program - Interactive activities - A badge system to reward progress - Real-time text support from a coach My Life, My Quit was shaped through direct conversations with teens and cessation experts. Specially trained Coaches offer personalized support to help teens cope with stress, manage social pressures, and strengthen their identity as someone who lives tobacco-free.