Surgeon General's Report: Preventing Tobacco Use Among Youth and Young Adults

This latest report details important new facts about the epidemic of tobacco use among American youth ages 12 through 17 and young adults ages 18 through 25. Click here for more information.

Check out the new PSA from the Surgeon General's Office: Destiny.

Video Contest: Tobacco — I'm Not Buying It

A video contest was announced by the Surgeon General on March 8th, inviting youth and young adults to submit original videos to speak up about tobacco and tell why they are not buying it. Prizes totaling $10,000 will be awarded. For more details and complete contest rules, go to Challenge.gov or visit the CDC Tobacco Free Facebook page. Submission deadline is April 20, 2012.

Are you or someone you know ready to QUIT using tobacco? There are options for teens trying to quit!

Smokefree Teen
This site is designed to help you understand the decisions you make — especially the decision to quit smoking — and how those decisions fit into your life. "Your Life. Your Health. Your Call." The site is run by the National Cancer Institute.

Smokefree TXT
This is a FREE text message service through the Smokefree Teen program that provides 24/7 encouragement, advice, and tips to teens trying to quit smoking. Sign up online at teen.smokefree.gov or text QUIT to iQUIT (47848). You can even download an 'app' for your smart phone and join their Facebook and Twitter pages.

We also have FREE TRASH Quit Kits. These kits include an interactive booklet and CD and items to help you while you're going through your quit process. Click here to order one today!

Kick Butts Day

March 21, 2012 is Kick Butts Day where youth across the country Stand Out, Speak Up and Seize Control Against Big Tobacco. Students will hold hundreds of different events to raise awareness about problems caused by Big Tobacco. To learn how to start you own event visit www.kickbuttsday.org/activities.

TRASH in the NEWS:

Cigar use among Maryland youth was a hot topic during the Great American Smokeout. In a press conference hosted by the MD. Dept. of Health & Mental Hygiene, 2 of TRASH's very own youth from the Baltimore City Coalition, CLIA, spoke about small and little cigars, to a room full of press and school representatives. See the local and national press coverage below:
The Baltimore Sun
ABC 2 News
The Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids

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