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What You Can Do
There are many things you can do to create a healthier, cleaner community:
- Know the truth. Despite attempts by tobacco companies to make their product look exciting, glamorous, and fun, smoking is dirty, expensive, dangerous, and addictive.
- Be a role model. Most teens, adults and athletes DON’T use tobacco.
- Help a friend who smokes to quit.
- Ask people not to smoke around you. Don’t allow smoking in your house or car.
- Volunteer for a special event like World No-Tobacco Day or the Great American Smoke Out.
- Report underage tobacco sales to local authorities and tell merchants you don't want them selling to kids.
- Cancel your subscriptions to (or don’t buy) magazines that carry tobacco advertising.
- Don’t be misled. Smoking is not a Rights issue, it’s a Health issue.
- Never underestimate the power of the pen. Write letters to the editor of your local newspaper.
- Regulate access to tobacco products. Reduce tobacco advertising.
- Increase access to tobacco treatment programs.
- Advocate for local control of smoke-free policies.
Young Lungs at Play
Young Lungs at Play is a tobacco free park and recreation program. Compliance with indoor or outdoor clean air policies requires signage to announce the policy and inform visitors. If your Municipal Park or outdoor recreation area is tobacco free with an ordinance or resolution, send us your tobacco free policy and Tobacco Free Northeast will provide you with free outdoor metal signs to post.
Don’t have a policy yet? Call or email us to find out how to do that at 1-866-974-QUIT or email us. You can also click on Tobacco Free Northeast Materials and request the Free CD with more information about Young Lungs at Play. |
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