Nicotine Education

Reducing and Quitting Nicotine

Whether you’re using cigarettes, vaping, chewing tobacco or other nicotine products, you’ll find supportive resources here to help you set goals, reduce use or quit entirely. The focus is on your health, your campus engagement and your success.

Nicotine affects more than just the habit—it can have impacts on your energy levels, focus, stress management and overall well-being, all of which matter for life at Penn State. Making changes now supports your ability to engage fully in academics, student life and your personal growth.

Freedom From Smoking® Program

The Freedom From Smoking® program is a free, eight session program designed to help you quit or reduce your smoking and/or vaping.  The program, offered by Health Promotion and Wellness and free to all Penn State students, is facilitated by a professional staff member who has been trained by the American Lung Association. 

Each week a new module will help you address different aspects of the quitting process. Based on information from the American Lung Association, research indicates that people who participate in Freedom From Smoking®:

• Experience both immediate and long-term health benefits.
• Learn to address and overcome the physical, mental and social aspects of their addiction.
• Are six times more likely to be tobacco-free one year later than those who quit on their own.
• When used in combination with cessation medication(s), up to 60% of Freedom From Smoking® participants report having quit by the end of the program.