Free Help Available This Mother’s Day for Oklahoma Moms Ready To Quit Tobacco
OKLAHOMA CITY (May 6, 2026) — This Mother’s Day, the Oklahoma Tobacco Helpline is reminding moms across Oklahoma that quitting tobacco is possible and FREE help is available when they’re ready.
Quitting tobacco can improve health, save money and help create a healthier home for families. It can also reduce exposure to secondhand smoke for children and others in the household.
Whatever a person’s reasons for quitting, the Oklahoma Tobacco Helpline offers FREE tools and support to help them take the next step. People who use the Helpline are more than three times as likely to successfully quit compared to trying on their own.
For Glenpool mom Candace, quitting tobacco meant creating a healthier future for her family. She started smoking when she was 19, but with support and FREE patches from the Oklahoma Tobacco Helpline, she was able to quit for good.
“I am most proud about quitting smoking because my children will never remember me as a cigarette smoker,” said Candace.
This Mother’s Day, the Oklahoma Tobacco Helpline encourages moms who have thought about quitting to know they do not have to do it alone. FREE support includes:
- Patches, gum or lozenges
• One-on-one Coaching
• A personalized quit plan
• 24/7 support by phone, text or online
Parents looking for help talking with children about tobacco and nicotine can also find FREE tools through Tobacco Stops With Me at TalkAboutTobacco.com. Resources include conversation starters, tips and age-based guidance for families.
Call 1-800-QUIT NOW (1-800-784-8669), text READY to 34191 or visit OKhelpline.com to get started. Connect with the Oklahoma Tobacco Helpline on Facebook and Instagram.
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The Oklahoma Tobacco Helpline is a FREE service for Oklahomans wanting to help themselves, loved ones, patients or employees live tobacco free. Funding is primarily provided by the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust, in partnership with the Oklahoma Health Care Authority. Since 2003, the Oklahoma Tobacco Helpline has had more than half a million registrations and is consistently ranked among the top quitlines by the North American Quitline Consortium. Visit OKHelpline.com to learn more.
Tobacco Stops With Me is a statewide campaign, funded through the Oklahoma Tobacco Settlement Trust, that provides an efficient, emotional and highly recognizable tobacco-free message for Oklahomans to rally around. By educating the public about the negative effects and impact of tobacco, the goal of Tobacco Stops With Me is to prevent and reduce tobacco use, improving the health and quality of life for all Oklahomans. Tobacco Stops With Me aims to inspire individuals to make positive changes — not only for their own health, but for the health of the entire state as well. Find FREE resources and more information at StopsWithMe.com.
The Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET) serves as a partner and bridge builder for organizations shaping a healthier future for all Oklahomans. TSET provides leadership at the intersections of health by working with local coalitions and initiatives across the state, cultivating innovative and life-changing research and working across public and private sectors to develop, support, implement and evaluate creative strategies to take advantage of emerging opportunities to improve the public’s health. To learn more, go to Oklahoma.gov/TSET.
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