The New York Times Article - Efforts to Help Smokers Quit Stall Under Trump
Monday, July 20, 2026
Posted by: Natalia Gromov
The New York Times reports that federal support for helping people quit smoking has stalled under President Trump, threatening decades of progress in tobacco control. Major cuts to CDC tobacco programs and quitline funding, including the end of campaigns like Tips From Former Smokers, are reducing access to evidence‑based cessation support just as millions of Americans still smoke and new nicotine products proliferate. Public health experts warn these rollbacks will lead to more preventable deaths, higher healthcare costs, and widening inequities, and are calling on states and health systems to step up with stronger, locally funded quit support in the absence of robust federal leadership.
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