Tobacco Free Adagio Health has complied resources to make your tobacco efforts easier. We are constantly adding new resources for everyone from quitting help, policy work, educational materials, and more.
Let this guide help you stay positive and connected and provide resources and innovative ideas to mental and physical health and wellness.
It's hard to quit smoking, even when you really want to. Tobacco Free Southwest, a program of Adagio Health, is focused on helping pregnant and new moms figure out how to quit.
Imagine a world without tobacco. A world with healthier babies, a world where grandparents live longer, teens don't smoke or vape, and we can all breathe easier.
E-cigs come in many forms. They can resemble traditional tobacco cigarettes, cigars, pipes and even normal everyday items including pens. Juuls are more discreet, resembling a common USB drive.
The American Lung Association "State of Tobacco Control" 2018 report shows both the progress and failure of states and the federal government to prevent and reduce tobacco use.
Tobacco use is started and established during adolescence; nearly 90% of cigarette smokers first try smoking before the age of 18. Raising the minimum legal age of sale (MLA) to 21 will reduce use.
Quitting on your phone, on your own terms.
No amount of nicotine has been proven safe for pregnancy, but more research needs to be done to understand the effect of using E-Cigarettes during pregnancy.
Master Settlement Agreement with the tobacco industry in which companies agreed to pay annual payments to compensate states for some medical costs of caring for persons with smoking-related illnesses.
When your neighbor smokes it can get into your home. Smoke can travel through doors, windows, vents, pipes and cracks.
Newly published research in the American Journal of Psychiatry found that women who smoke during pregnancy increased the risk of their offspring developing bipolar disorder (BD).
Young Lungs at Play sign for public use.
Percentage of adult smokers based on the different counties of Pennsylvania.
Find out why E-Cigarettes are not quit smoking products, why E-Cigarette emissions are not safe, and the effect of the tobacco industry marketing E-Cigarettes to children.
Everything you need to know about Housing and Urban Development's new smoke-free policy.
As of January 2017, there are four methods of referring tobacco users to the PA Free Quitline for cessation services.
2016 Housing and Urban Development report regarding rules and regulations.
The Southwest PA Wellness Partners Coalition is a multi-county effort created to address the diverse issue of tobacco use in the southwestern health district of Pennsylvania.