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This summer, if you’re gathering with friends avoid the hookah. In a single hookah session, you’re exposed to up to 9x the carbon monoxide and 1.7x the nicotine of one cigarette. Learn more at https://www.lung.org//sm/health-effects/facts-about-hookah

Mike hasn’t had a cigarette since 2012, after smoking for 40 years. He didn’t do it alone. It took community support, free patches, counselors, and many quit attempts. Men like Mike who quit smoking tobacco reduce their risk of getting heart disease, cancer, respiratory diseases, stroke, and diabetes. This National Men’s Health month, remember that there are resources to help you on your quitting journey. Call 1.800.NO.BUTTS to create a quit plan that’s right for you or visit www.NoButts.org.

You matter. Your health matters. Did you know: Over the past 10 years, the smoking rate of the LGBTQ+ community has dropped by nearly half. You read that right. Half. Keep up the momentum and leave the vape and cigs behind for good. You can stay healthy and quit smoking with free support text QUIT to 47848 today.... https://smokefree.gov/lgbt-and-smoking

For teens across California, a return to in-person classes can mean a return to anxiety, stress, and peer pressure that may lead to smoking and vaping. Banana Ice? Mango? Watermelon and Sour Worms? They aren’t candy flavors they’re nicotine products being pushed to our kids by Big Tobacco. And in addition to its negative effects on the developing brain, vaping may lead to worse symptoms of COVID-19. Does your child have what they need to say no to vaping? Talk to them today and get the tools to help at https://www.flavorshookkids.org/parent-resources/

With ads offering an escape from the inside-vibes, parental texts and distant learning stress, there’s no mistaking the fact that vape brands like Puff Bar are targeting teenagers with addictive nicotine. Read this article from The New York Times on the mysterious background of the disposable vape maker

There are 4.5 trillion cigarette butts polluting our planet and contributing to the killing of marine life. And they’re not made of harmless paper or cotton they’re made of a microplastic, cellulose acetate, that never really goes away. Learn more about plastic cigarette butts: https://uhs.berkeley.edu/tobaccofacts

Un paso histórico que salva vidas, la FDA busca prohibir los cigarrillos mentolados y saborizados. La prohibición del mentol tiene el potencial de reducir drásticamente la cantidad de jóvenes que se vuelven adictos a la nicotina que se esconde en productos de tabaco con mentol. Para obtener más información, visite: https://cnnespanol.cnn.com//la-fda-toma-medidas-para-proh/

Multiple attempts are part of everyone’s quit journey and this is Steven’s. No matter how many tries it takes you, every attempt gets you closer to your final quit attempt. For free quit help, visit: Nobutts.org

The new year is the perfect time to quit smoking or vaping! We’re here to support your quit journey with helpful quit milestones, encouragement, and a community of supporters. For free quit tips and personalized assistance, The California Smokers’ Helpline is here to help. New year, new you. Start today: https://www.nobutts.org/

Chocolate. Peppermint. Vanilla sugar cookie. The tobacco industry knows how to turn the flavors kids love into a lifetime of addiction. Parents: Get information about these harmful products so you can protect your kids from the tobacco industry’s flavor hook. Learn more at www.flavorshookkids.org/parent-resources

Whether this is your first attempt at quitting or your 15th, smoking triggers can disrupt your progress. Find out how to manage your triggers: https://www.nobutts.org/dealing-with-smoking-triggers

Menthol cigarettes have been Big Tobacco’s secret weapon to target Black communities for decades. Fight back at WeAreNotProfit.org

Quitting smoking is one of the best things you can do for your health and there’s never been a better time to protect your lungs. Learn how your body heals after you quit. https://www.nobutts.org/the-benefits-of-quitting-smoking

It’s Red Ribbon Week and there’s one drug that needs more attention nicotine. Sweet, fruity flavors mask the high dose of nicotine in vapes and chew that students favor, leading to a lifelong addiction. Learn more about the tobacco industry’s tricks here: https://bit.ly/3mfxMj8

Research shows that policies ending the sale of menthol cigarettes encourages quitting. In one study, more than half of menthol smokers attempted quitting after the sale of menthol cigarettes ended. Learn more about CA ending the sale of flavored tobacco products, including menthol cigarettes here:... https://bit.ly/3d5XrYk See more

Addiction is the opposite of freedom of choice. Big Tobacco doesn’t want you to have a choice. They use nicotine, one of the most addictive substances, to lock people into a lifetime of addiction, disease, and death. Menthol also makes it harder to quit smoking. Big Tobacco has used menthol and nicotine to target the Black community. Find out more here: https://bit.ly/3d5XrYk

SixFootah the Poet channels her mother’s painful experience with menthol cigarettes into her art and encourages others to use art as an outlet too. She reminds us that the tobacco industry continues its predatory marketing towards the African American community.

Más de 3 millones de niños usan vapes con sabores y, gracias a una nueva ley, California ha dado un gran paso para proteger a los niños de los peligros del tabaco. La nueva ley que entra en efecto el 1ro de enero. Para más información y consejos sobre cómo hablar con sus hijos sobre el vapeo, visite AdiccionAlSabor.org

A new study revealed that the heavy metals found in vapes may significantly increase overall cancer risk. Read more here: https://bit.ly/2ZNmXwg

SB 793 stands up to the tobacco industry and saves lives by ending the sale of flavored tobacco in stores, including menthol cigarettes and vapes. It also protects communities of color from additional police harassment by focusing on those who sell flavored tobacco products, not those who use or purchase these products. Get the facts https://bit.ly/2ZxrC5k

Quit for your family and someone else’s! Loved ones aren’t the only ones around when you smoke. Secondhand smoke kills over 41,000 non-smokers every year. Remember: your smoke travels and quitting benefits everyone. If you need support, visit www.nobutts.org for free counseling personalized for you.

At an average of $7.86/pack in California, a pack-a-day smoker spends about $235.80 on cigarettes in any given month. For a family of four, the average California grocery bill per month is $773. Quitting smoking means saving about a third of your grocery costs! See how much you could save by quitting and compare your smoking habit against other essential costs of living like housing, health care and transportation at the link below: ... calbudgetcenter.org//making-ends-meet-much-cost-support-f/ See more

Big Tobacco thinks every Black face is a place to make a quick buck Kito Fortune, Spoken Word Poet For too long Big Tobacco has been strategically focused on addicting the Black community to menthol cigarettes. Fight back at WeAreNotProfit.org

Now is your time don’t let COVID-19 interrupt your goals. Turn today into an opportunity to improve your lung health by quitting smoking or vaping. The @CaliforniaSmokersHelpline has a team of professionals who are ready to help you reach your cessation goals! Give them a call at 1-800-No-Butts or visit nobutts.org

Six Footah The Poet speaks out for Black communities that have been devastated by the tobacco industry’s deliberate targeting of Black Americans for profit with menthol cigarettes. Watch full video at www.WeAreNotProfit.org

I’m angry [] I feel when you try to put something in a specific community that will harm them. You don't care about them. Cram Nori B., Spoken Word Artist. The tobacco industry wants you to think menthol cigarettes are good for Black communities, get the truth at www.WeAreNotProfit.org.

The tobacco industry protects menthol cigarettes and calls it social justice - here is why you should not trust them. Get the truth, visit www.WeAreNotProfit.org