TOBACCO LINKS
American Cancer Society Guide to Quitting Smoking
The ACS guide is intended to give you the best chance of quitting successfully with information about what you’re up against, what your options are, and where to go for help.
American Legacy Foundation
American Legacy Foundation is a national, independent foundation dedicated to eliminating disparities in access to tobacco prevention and providing young people with the means to reject tobacco.
American Lung Association
The American Lung Association of Louisiana is dedicated to preventing lung disease. This site is a great resource with information on asthma management, tobacco education and cessation, and public policy issues.
Americans for Nonsmokers’ Rights
ANR is a lobbying organization dedicated to protecting nonsmokers from secondhand smoke and youth from tobacco addiction with an action-oriented program of policy and legislation.
Become An EX
Re-learn life without cigarettes. For your free quit smoking plan, visit www.BecomeAnEx.org
Big Tobacco Sucks
This site exposes the secret tactics and practices the tobacco industry uses to win over consumers.
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
Find out the toll that tobacco has taken on your state and learn how to get involved in changing it.
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Youth Action
Learn from youth advocates about a national, youth-led coalition, working to hold the tobacco industry accountable at every level.
Center for Tobacco Cessation
The Center for Tobacco Cessation is a source for scientific information about tobacco cessation and tobacco dependence treatment.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CDC is the principal government agency dedicated to protecting our health and safety and a respected authority on the latest tobacco research and data.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Quit Tips
These tips offer practical advice for nonsmokers interested in becoming smoke-free for good.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Secondhand Smoke Facts
These facts explain what secondhand smoke is and inform about the negative health effects that can result from secondhand exposure.
Coalition for a Tobacco-Free Louisiana
This statewide coalition provides a list of smoke-free restaurants in your area and tools to encourage businesses and restaurants to go smoke-free.
Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Parish Profiles
Find information about the health status and quality of life in your parish.
Louisiana Public Health Institute
Louisiana Public Health Institute’s mission is to promote and improve the health and quality of life in Louisiana through public-private partnering at the community, parish and state level.
Mary quits by the American Legacy Foundation.
Watch a real life smoker deal with the day to day struggle to quit in a web-based reality show designed to raise awareness of the challenges smokers face in quitting smoking.
North American Quitline Consortium
The North American Quitline Consortium has an interactive map of the U.S. Click on a state and get the phone number of the quitline, related websites, and the types of services offered within that state.
Peers Against Tobacco
The mission of Peers Against Tobacco is to make youth aware of how "Big Tobacco" targets them through mass media and to give them the skills needed to resist those tactics and live tobacco-free lives.
Smokefree.gov
This online guide provides practical steps to quit smoking and remain smoke-free, as well as contact information for experts who can help by phone or instant messaging.
Tobacco Scam
This site exposes how the tobacco industry has used and abused the restaurant and bar industry and offers support for restaurant owners willing to go smoke-free.
Tobacco.org
This is a free resource center focusing on tobacco and smoking issues. It features tobacco news and information, assistance for smokers trying to quit and alerts on tobacco control issues.