For decades, Edna’s in Oklahoma City has been a beloved local spot. Known for their famous Lunchboxes, this “five-star dive” attracts customers from all over the country for an evening of darts, appetizers, good times — and smokefree air. After 40 years, Edna’s...
After losing both of her parents due to health complications from smoking, Jane shared a firsthand experience with secondhand smoke with us to discourage others from continuing to smoke. “Growing up in the ‘50s and ‘60s, smoking was common, and even “stylish.” Card...
Dr. Roselyn Dean is a family medicine doctor in Okemah, Oklahoma. She is certified through the American Board of Family Medicine and prides herself in providing comprehensive care to patients in all stages of life. Recently, Tobacco Stops With Me had the opportunity...
As your children start back to school and form new friendships with their classmates, they may spend more time at their friends’ houses, which poses a potential problem: What if their new friends’ family members smoke in the house? Secondhand smoke contains more than...
Multiunit housing residents don’t just share a roof. They also breathe up to 65% of the same air. Toxic secondhand smoke travels from unit to unit through floorboards, light fixtures, cracks, gaps, phone and cable jacks, electrical outlets, windows, doors and...
The facts are clear: Tobacco is deadly. It kills more people than alcohol, AIDS, car accidents, illegal drugs, murders and suicides combined. It is projected that 88,000 Oklahoman kids alive today will die prematurely from smoking. Let that number sink in: 88,000...
