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Help Students, Staff, and Parents Quit Commercial Tobacco
All Minnesota teens and adults – whether they have health insurance or not – have access to free support to quit commercial tobacco. Using free support can help increase a person’s chance of successfully quitting.
For help with or questions about My Life, My Quit or Quit Partner, please contact cessation@state.mn.us.
My Life, My Quit™: Free help for students
Handout for school staff and administrators: Three Quick Steps to Help Students Quit Nicotine (PDF)
For the first time, Minnesota now has a free and confidential quit-nicotine program for teens: My Life, My Quit. Teens can enroll by texting “Start” to 36072 or visiting MyLifeMyQuit.com. 
My Life, My Quit coaches can help teens quit all forms of commercial tobacco, including vaping, smoking, and chewing. When a teen enrolls, they can receive up to five one-on-one coaching sessions by text or phone, self-help and educational materials designed for teens, and additional support by text message, phone, or online chat. They can enroll as many times as they need.
Coaches have completed extensive training on adolescent cognitive and psychosocial development. Coaching helps teens develop a quit plan, identify triggers, practice refusal skills, and receive ongoing support for changing behaviors.
In addition, the My Life, My Quit website has resources for educators, parents/guardians, healthcare professionals, and community organizations.
Note: Any student age 13 or older can text “Start” to 36072 or visit MyLifeMyQuit.com to get started. Those who are 18 or older will automatically get transferred to Quit Partner, our program for adults (see below).
Visit Quitting Commercial Tobacco – Additional Support Options to read about more quit resources for teens.
Promote My Life, My Quit to students
Your promotion of My Life, My Quit can help teens who are looking for resources to quit. Visit Free Promotional Materials to download and print My Life, My Quit posters, flyers, rack cards, and palm cards for students and parents.
At times, the Minnesota Department of Health has printed copies available. Email cessation@state.mn.us to ask about getting printed materials.
Refer students to My Life, My Quit
Refer a student to My Life, My Quit, and a trained cessation agent will reach out to the student within 24 hours to complete an enrollment. If a trusted adult refers them to My Life, My Quit, a student may be more likely to use the service.
How to make a referral
- Let the student know you are concerned about the impact of vaping or other commercial tobacco use on their current and long-term health. Tell them you want to support their plan to stop and ask if they will sign up for the My Life, My Quit program. Be sure to mention it is free and confidential.
- If the student agrees, visit My Life, My Quit Web Referral and complete the form.
- If they are not willing to enroll right then, provide them with information about how to enroll and let them know they have support to help them quit. They can enroll on their own at any time by texting “Start” to 36072 or visiting MyLifeMyQuit.com.
- Once you submit the referral, someone from My Life, My Quit will contact the student within 24 hours and complete an enrollment. You will receive a confirmation email to let you know that My Life, My Quit received your referral.
Implement My Life, My Quit as an alternative to suspension
My Life, My Quit is a productive alternative to in-school or out-of-school school suspensions. My Life, My Quit coaches are specially trained to engage teens who have been referred for help by parents, educators, and the justice system and are required to complete a commercial tobacco treatment program as an alternative to punishment.
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Quit Partner™: Free help for staff, parents, and other adults
Quit Partner offers many free support options and resources so people can quit in a way that works best for them. Free support for Minnesota adults includes personalized coaching, email and text support, educational materials, and quit medication (nicotine patches, gum or lozenges) delivered by mail.
Quit Partner also offers:
- The American Indian Quitline for American Indian or Alaska Native residents
- Extra support for people living with substance use disorder or a mental illness, such as anxiety, PTSD, or bipolar disorder
- Extra support for pregnant and post-partum people looking to quit without adding to the stress of having a baby
Call 1-800-QUIT-NOW (784-8669) or visit www.QuitPartnerMN.com.
Visit Quitting Commercial Tobacco – Additional Support Options to read about more quit resources for adults.
Promote Quit Partner to staff, parents, and other adults
Your promotion of Quit Partner can help staff, parents, older siblings, and other adults who are looking for resources to quit. Visit Downloadable Materials to download and print Quit Partner flyers, palm cards, and more.
At times, the Minnesota Department of Health has printed copies available. Email cessation@state.mn.us to ask about getting printed materials.
Ask staff to take brief commercial tobacco cessation trainings
MDH has free, quick, and interactive cessation trainings available to school staff, including administrators, nurses, counselors, social workers, health teachers, school resource officers, athletic directors, coaches, and family or cultural liaisons. Visit CoursesThatClickMN.com. Recommended courses include:
- Minnesota Cessation Programs 101
- Special Quitline Programs for Tobacco Cessation
- Vaping and E-Cigarette Devices: What Are They and How Do They Harm?
- Conversations for Screening, Responding to, and Preventing Vaping
You may be able to apply for continuing education credits for completing the trainings.