Tobacco Control Program

Welcome to our “kids only” website! You are the only one who can make the decision to say NO to using tobacco. Tobacco harms your body. Once you start smoking and become addicted it is very difficult to quit. Nicotine is a drug found naturally in tobacco and affects many parts of your body, including your lungs and heart. Nicotine is highly addictive – as addictive as heroin or cocaine.

You will find links to many kids only web sites that will help you say NO to tobacco by understanding how dangerous tobacco, spit tobacco, cigars, and other tobacco products really are and how sick they make you. You will find information on how the Big Tobacco Companies target youth with their advertising and marketing tactics. The tobacco companies know that if you do not start using tobacco now - when you are young - the research tells them that you probably never will! This means that they will lose money if they do not replace the adult smokers that die every year from smoking.  You will also find resources to help you to quit smoking.

Youth Web Sites

Notobacco.org
Videos, tips, live motivational talks for grades 7-12 and colleges, research questions, current news and cool web sites.

S.W.A.T. Zone/The Whole Truth - Created with the help of teens in Florida. Get the real scoop behind the deadly effects of cigarette smoking. The site also allows you to play interactive action adventure games and win prizes.

Tar Wars
Tar Wars is an innovative and fun program that teaches fifth graders about the short-term, image-based consequences of tobacco use and how to think critically about tobacco advertising.

The Scoop on Smoking - What every teen should know about smoking. This site features health effects, quitting, true stories, and frequently asked questions.

Your Top Smokefree Questions to Boyz II Men
Read the most frequently asked questions to the Boyz.

www.thetruth.com  - Get the truth about tobacco! Thetruth offers games, posters, downloads, screensavers, etc.

SGR 4 Kids MagazineThe US Surgeon General wrote this report for kids. It teaches kids about the dangers of tobacco. SGR4KIDS asked kids across the country, "What do you and your friends think about smoking, and what do you want to see in this magazine?" You will find their words and ideas and all kinds of interesting facts in SGR4KIDS.

Learn how smoking affects the entire body! http://www.thescooponsmoking.org/xhtml/effectsHome.php

Youth Action - Make Your Voice Heard - Youth action is a great website for youth who want to fight Big Tobacco. Make your voice heard and learn what many youth are doing to say No to Big Tobacco’s tactics to addict youth to their deadly products.

Tips 4 Youth - A section just for kids (educators and parents too) on the Centers for Disease Control web site.

Environmental Protection Agency - Kids Only Club and Smoke-free Homes Program

Girl Power! - Empowering website for girls that target health messages to the unique needs, interests and challenges for 9- to 13- year-old girls.

Girls Incorporated - A youth organization serving 350,000 low-income minority girls. The site features "Friendly PEERsuasion" a section that helps girls avoid drugs and alcohol.

Women, Girls & Tobacco Use – a series of fact sheets relating to women, girls and tobacco use.

iEmily.com - iEmily.com is a site where girls' learn about health and about the issues that affect their body, mind and spirit. Watch videos, take surveys, ask advice from medical experts, and chat with other girls in our forums!

Lesko Brothers - See how an 11-year-old and a 14-year-old are fighting to protect kids from tobacco, and how you can help make smoking extinct.

Resource Guide to Smoking and Non-Smoking Policies at Major Sport Stadium, Arenas & Race Tracks - Helps consumers and sports fans who are concerned about exposure to secondhand smoke make informed decisions about attending sports events throughout the country.

http://www.tobacco.org/ - Learn about the Latest Tobacco Control headlines in the United States and around the world!

Children Helping And Motivating Parents to Stop Smoking (CHAMPSS)
This is a site for children and teens who want to help a parent or guardian quit smoking.

http://www.freevibe.com/Drug_Facts/smoking.asp  - Features include Facts, Help a Friend Quit Smoking, Questions and Answers and more.

tbkusa.com - features what’s in a cigarette, facts, testimonials, and products featuring “Respirator Rudy”, “Asthma Adam” and “Chainsmoke Charlie”.

Discovery Health's Cost of Smoking Calculator – $ - Smoking cigarettes not only harms your health and well being it also is a very expensive habit. Use the calculator to see how much money you will save if you quit smoking, or how much money it costs to smoke.

American Cancer Society - Quitting Spit Tobacco and Other Forms of Tobacco – Resources include what it is and how it harms your body. You will also find Quitting and Staying Quit tips on this site.

Smoke Free Movies – features the problem of smoking in movies, the solution, organizing tools (getting people up-to-speed on the facts in 20 minutes, including downloadable videos, an Act Now & In The News section, advertisements, and more. 

TrytoStop.org – Want to help a family member quit smoking? Refer them to our telephone quitline. Trytostop.org features a Quit Wizard, Expert Advice, a Community Section, Resources and Tools to help adult smokers quit.

• English 1-800-TRY-TO-STOP (800-879-8678)
• Spanish at 1-800-8-DEJALO (800-833-5256)
• TTY at 1-800-TDD-1477 (800-833-1477)

Smokeless Tobacco Fact Sheets - Get the facts – features spit tobacco, its harms, and the tobacco company’s marketing of these products to youth.

Tobacco Company Marketing to Kids – features fact sheets on how the tobacco company continues to market and advertise their deadly products to kids even though they have been court ordered to stop.

Sports and Tobacco Don’t Mix – Click on this resource to find out why, also learn about chewing tobacco, quitting tips, becoming an Ad Buster, and read a sample of some of the 400 poisons contained in tobacco and smoke.