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South Dakota QuitLine is a FREE resource available to any state resident 13 or older. Choose from three ways to leave smoking, vaping or chewing in the past. Quit, stay quit and breathe easy.

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TRIBAL TOBACCO ADVOCACY TOOLKIT

The purpose of the Toolkit is to support tribes and tribal allies with a framework for public health

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Youth & Young Adults

Children and young adults are especially vulnerable to loss of brain function as a result of vaping.
Even using e-cigarette devices without nicotine can cause damage. To protect your physical and mental health, it's time to quit.

Young Adults
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More Good years

Quitting is the difference between quality time with your family and missing out to catch your breath. Enjoy your years really living. Leave tobacco in the past, and live more good years.

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Control Tobacco

Access tools for educators, coalitions and more. Explore our media library, order educational or advocacy supplies and more.

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Cigarettes

Smoking commercial cigarettes is the leading cause of preventable death, disease and disability in the United States. Here's what you need to know.
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COMMERCIAL CIGARETTES

We have all heard it — "smoking is bad for you." But what makes smoking so dangerous?

When you smoke, either directly or secondhand, you are inhaling more than 7,000 chemicals: hundreds of these are hazardous, and at least 69 are known to cause cancer. According to the CDC, smoking cigarettes:

  • Increases your risk of premature, preventable death.
  • Can lead to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
  • Increases risk of heart disease 2-4 times.
  • Increases risk of suffering a stroke 2-4 times.
  • Makes you more likely to develop lung cancer, as it is the leading cause.
  • Can cause cancer nearly anywhere in your body.
  • Diminishes your health.
  • Causes decreased immune system functionality.
  • Increases the risk of developing diabetes.
  • Damages your blood cells.
  • Is dangerous to pregnant women, postpartum women and their babies.
  • Causes these and countless other health problems.

Smoking harms nearly every organ of the body. It causes many diseases and can reduce the overall health of smokers in general. The average smoker will die 13 to 14 years earlier than a nonsmoker. The resulting health problems are never worth the smoke. Smoking can decrease your quality of life. Smoking isolates you from family and friends. It smells, it’s expensive and the effects of secondhand and thirdhand smoke on your loved ones can be as deadly for them as smoking is for you. 

And the negatives aren't limited to your health. Smoking can cost thousands of dollars every year. The healthcare costs of smoking-related illness and loss of work is staggering, not only for smokers, but for everyone.

Did you know that most adult smokers want to kick the habit?

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Smoking causes more deaths each year than HIV, drug and alcohol use, vehicle accidents and firearm-related incidents combined!
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Adults

Adults

Whether you are a parent, a pregnant or postpartum woman or a senior, learn more about the threat of tobacco.

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Youth

Youth

Let's clear the air. Tobacco can affect you physically and mentally. Don't throw away your health for an addiction. 

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Native Americans

Native Americans

Smoking commercial tobacco stifles traditions. Keep nicotine from your lungs to save more breath for telling our story.

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PREGNANT & POSTPARTUM CIGARETTE USE

Smoking during pregnancy can lead to a slew of consequences for both the mother and the baby. The fetus could have developmental problems, lack of oxygen, exposure to chemicals, birth defects and even have a higher likelihood of sudden infant death syndrome. Mothers can experience their own risks like a higher likelihood of miscarriage, increased fertility problems and more.

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Public Health Problem

MENTHOL TOBACCO PRODUCTS

Why Does Menthol Matter?

Found in plants like peppermint or grown in a lab, menthol has the ability to alter the way a person feels pain and tastes.

With menthol cigarettes, the sensation of breathing in harsh cigarette smoke is masked by a cooling sensation, according to the CDC. This makes cigarettes more appealing to both adults and youth. Those who use cigarettes with menthol are less likely to quit and stay quit than those who smoke non-menthol products.

 

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Menthol-flavored cigarette sales
made up 37% of all cigarette sales
in the U.S. in 2019 and 2020.

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People who use a Quit Coach are 2x more likely to quit and stay QUIT!
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Quit & Stay Quit

Everybody quits differently. Your quit journey is your own, and only you know what works for you. Find the method that fits into your journey to put out that cigarette, shut off the vape pen or close the tin for the last time. Start your quit journey today, and get back to your life!

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Phone Coaching

Phone Coaching

Get help from a Quit Coach with phone coaching. They will be there for you every step of the way.

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Kickstart Kit

Kickstart Kit

Kick the habit with the FREE Kickstart Kit, which ships to your door with cessation medication and the Quit Guide.

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Quit Guide

Quit Guide

Skip the coaching and medication for now. Start your journey with the FREE Quit Guide to quit when you are ready.

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