The Tobacco Education Program offers:

• FREE Quit Kits to help you stop smoking or using chewing tobacco. Pick one up at either our Weaverville or Hayfork office. Or call us and we will mail one to you. Click here for more information on quitting.
• Smoking and Chewing Tobacco Cessation Classes. Call to find out when and where our next free class is scheduled to happen.
• Dandy the Smokeless Dragon Puppet Presentations. Preschool and Kindergarten teachers can call to schedule a puppet presentation for their classrooms. IU

New Law Protects Children from Secondhand Smoke in Cars

A new California law has gone into effect to protect children from being exposed to secondhand smoke in a vehicle. Under the new law, smokers in California can be fined up to $100 for smoking any cigarette, pipe, or cigar in a moving or parked vehicle while any youth younger than the age of 18 are present. A law enforcement officer may not stop a vehicle for a smoking violation alone.

To find out more, check out the Smoke-free Cars Fact Sheet.

Reasons to Keep Your Car Smoke-free All the Time

• Secondhand smoke can make children, adults, and pets sick.
• Studies show that an open window does not clear the air.
• The harmful toxins from the smoke stay in the air and upholstery of a car for weeks.