Full TECC Catalog (June 2024)

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New Materials

You Can Quit: Quitting Tobacco Benefits Mental Health

We have 43 new and updated materials! Topics include facts on hookah, the relationship between stress and tobacco use, secondhand smoke, tobacco product waste, and cessation.

This fact sheet is designed to promote the mental health benefits of quitting tobacco. Over 70% of people with a mental health condition who use tobacco products would like to quit. Studies show that quitting tobacco not only helps to heal your lungs and heart, but it also improves recovery from substance use disorders, decreases depression and stress, and improves the effectiveness of some psychiatric medications. See page 44.

CALM Poster & Wallet Card This poster and wallet card are designed for students in middle and high school as a reminder of different ways to handle stress. They note that smoking or vaping nicotine makes people feel more stressed over time and that one of the best ways to decrease stress is to avoid or quit using tobacco. They include ways to contact Kick It California for support. See page 43.

Now available in Spanish! Quit Tips This brochure is designed for people in the LGBTQ+ community who want to quit using tobacco. It is designed to be supportive and encouraging, offering strategies for coping with urges and avoiding relapse. Available in English See page 49.

Hookah Smoking in Latino Communities

This two-sided fact sheet warns that the number of Latino youth and young adults smoking hookah is rising. The fact sheet calls for people to talk to their elected officials and ask them to support laws that ban flavored hookah and reduce access to hookah. Available in Spanish See page 55.

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