Teens love their cell phones.  
So in an effort to help young smokers  kick the habit, the National Cancer Institute is creating a new program called smokefree t-x-t.  
It's a free text message cessation service that provides 24 hour encouragement, advice, and tips to teens trying to quit smoking. 
And it's easy. 
Teens sign up, and select a reasonable date to quit. 
After that, text messages timed to their selected quit date are sent on a regular basis. Following their quit date, they will continue to receive texts for up to six weeks.  
Smoking experts say six weeks is a critical time, because that's when people need the most support to stay off tobacco for good.  
And the government agency also provides a website where teens can talk to one another about their efforts to quit.
According to the NCI, 20 percent of American teens are smokers and most will continue to smoke as they age.  
Even though many teens want to quit, many don't know how.  
So the NCI is hoping this modern day advice line will help some kids through the difficult process of giving up smoking. 
Teens can sign up online at http://www.teen.smokefree.gov or text quit to IQUIT (47848).