Quitting vaping in 2025: Top tips and resources

2025 could be the year for you or someone you care about to quit vaping. According to a past Truth Initiative survey, 67% of 15-to-24-year-old e-cigarette users surveyed said they were considering quitting as a New Year’s resolution.

There are many reasons people want to quit vaping, including physical or mental health concerns, financial cost, freedom from addiction, and influence from friends, family, and others. In fact, Truth Initiative researchers have analyzed reasons for quitting cited by young people enrolled in a free and anonymous quit vaping program from Truth Initiative, and found that concerns about health and mental health, as well as social influence, are among the top reasons for quitting.

“I want to feel like I can be happy without nicotine, I have also noticed increased anxiety since I started vaping,” wrote one participant in the evidence-based message program now part of EX Program. Another wrote, “I want to be more motivated and positive.”

Nicotine addiction can negatively impact mental health, and research shows that in the long term, quitting nicotine can improve mental health, with 90% of young people who quit vaping reporting feeling less stressed, anxious, or depressed, according to a Truth Initiative survey.

Whatever reasons may be motivating you or someone you care about to quit, here are some top tips and resources.

Tips to quit vaping:

• Why the “cold turkey” method of quitting vaping or smoking doesn’t work – and what does
• How quitting nicotine can improve mental health
• How to support someone on their quit-vaping journey
• Young ex-vapers share their experience and advice on quitting vaping
• 3 important things to know about quitting nicotine during times of stress
• Quitting vaping? Here are 5 tips for handling nicotine withdrawal
• Can oral nicotine pouches like Zyn help people quit vaping nicotine?

Digital quitting program

EX Program is a comprehensive digital cessation intervention developed with Mayo Clinic over 15 years ago and reimagined to meeet the unique challenges faced by young people today. Research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association has shown that using EX Program can increase odds of quitting by up to 40%. People can join for free by texting EXPROGRAM to 88709.