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  • The ‘Time Is Right’ to enjoy your life without tobacco

    The ‘Time Is Right’ to enjoy your life without tobacco

    “The Time Is Right” for Veterans to explore VA’s well-established resources to help them stop smoking, dipping or chewing tobacco.

  • Veterans leave tobacco behind and choose what matters to them

    Veterans leave tobacco behind and choose what matters to them

    VA encourages Veterans to consider their life goals and how tobacco use might stand in their way. Read how five Veterans stopped using tobacco.

  • Join the Great American Spit Out Feb. 24 and stop using tobacco

    Join the Great American Spit Out Feb. 24 and stop using tobacco

    VA encourages Veterans to consider what life would be like free of smokeless tobacco and to explore VA’s resources for stopping tobacco use.

  • The Great American Spit Out – February 25

    The Great American Spit Out – February 25

    As part of the Great American Spit Out, VA encourages Veterans to consider what life would be like free of smokeless tobacco and to explore VA’s resources for stopping tobacco use.

  • Veterans share how they quit smoking

    Veterans share how they quit smoking

    New England VA helps Veterans with support needed to quit smoking. Success is not due to willpower or luck. Here’s how three Veterans kicked the habit and are living healthier lives.

  • Why Veterans should celebrate World No Tobacco Day

    Why Veterans should celebrate World No Tobacco Day

    Stopping tobacco use can improve your mental health and sense of well-being and improve physical health. Good news: Never too late to stop using tobacco and start enjoying a better quality of life.

  • World No Tobacco Day: Better Starts Today

    World No Tobacco Day: Better Starts Today

    For this year's World No Tobacco Day, VA's Better Starts Today campaign highlights some of the mental, emotional and physical benefits of tobacco cessation.

  • VA encourages Veterans to quit tobacco on ‘World No Tobacco Day’

    VA encourages Veterans to quit tobacco on ‘World No Tobacco Day’

    May 31 observance to shine light on VA tools to help Veterans quit year-round

  • Let VA help you quit smoking during the Great American Smokeout

    Let VA help you quit smoking during the Great American Smokeout

    If you’re ready to quit today call 1-855-QUIT-VET (1-855-784-8838) and speak with a tobacco cessation counselor.

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Last updated May 15, 2025

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