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Resources for reducing tobacco use
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Online sites and reports provide information and resources to help address tobacco use. Here are some useful ones.
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The impact of tobacco use
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has an array of information on the health impacts of smoking, trends in smoking and tobacco use, prevention and cessation efforts, and more. The CDC also tracks and reports smoking rates.
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Campaign for Tobacco-free Kids
The Campaign for Tobacco-free Kids is a useful resource for updates on state-specific initiatives to reduce tobacco use, including tobacco tax increases and comprehensive clean indoor air laws and ordinances. It's also a good resource for tobacco-related news, including research findings.
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American Legacy Foundation
The American Legacy Foundation is a nonprofit organization established as part of the Master Settlement Agreement in 1999. As a national, independent entity, the Foundation works on prevention and cessation through grants, technical training, activism, counter-marketing and related strategies.
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Tobacco Law Center
The WorkSHIFTS project of the Tobacco Law Center has produced A Union Guide to Tobacco. This toolkit covers topics pertinent to labor and management such as tobacco and workplace toxins, smoking and health care costs, and worker and family health.
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Quitting assistance for all Minnesotans
Most Minnesota residents have access to stop-smoking phone counseling through their health plan. Those who have no health insurance, or whose insurance does not cover quitting assistance, are eligible to participate in the statewide program.
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Health Care Costs and Smoking: The Bottom Line
This brief, compelling report documents the economic and human costs of smoking. Smoking cost Minnesotans $1.98 billion in excess medical care expenditures plus more than 5,600 deaths directly tied to smoking.
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