OKLAHOMA CITY (March 13, 2017) – With the youth-targeted hashtag of #iKickButts, the 2017 Kick Butts Day celebration encourages youth across Oklahoma to stand up for tobacco-free environments by attending events and exploring the resources offered by Tobacco Stops...
Here’s a stat that will take your breath away: secondhand smoke kills nearly 50,000 nonsmokers in the U.S. every year — 2.5 million since 1964. Of all the ways secondhand smoke can harm your body, the lungs take a direct hit. It can cause or worsen a wide range of...
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, or SIDS, is the sudden, unexplained, unexpected death of a child less than one year of age. In 2014, approximately 1,500 U.S. infants died from SIDS. It’s the leading cause of death in infants 1 to 12 months old. While the causes of SIDS...
Spit tobacco, chewing tobacco, dip, snuff, chaw are all nicknames for tobacco. They’re all harmless-sounding names, yet no matter what you call smokeless tobacco, it’s every bit as unhealthy as cigarettes. Smokeless tobacco contains 28 chemicals known to...
Talk with your kids about tobacco. Being a parent is no easy task — especially when it comes to discussing important issues like tobacco use. But as a parent, your attitudes and opinions will strongly influence your child’s behavior. That’s why it is essential to talk...
