KEY POINTS:
Cellphone users who want to stop smoking can register with the Quit Group to receive free help on their phone.
People can register for 26 weeks of state-financed help on the website www.txt2quit.org.nz or by calling the Quitline on 0800 778 778.
If participants "crave"
a smoke or have a "slip-up" or "relapse", they can text these words to the automated support programme and will receive specific messages for coping with those problems.