TECC Technical Assistance Portfolio 2023-2024

Napa County Tobacco Control Program

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RESOURCES TO HELP YOU QUIT! START TODAY!

MOST PEOPLE WHO SMOKE WANT TO QUIT.

Napa County Tobacco Control Program https://www.countyofnapa.org/2276/ Napa-County-Tobacco-Control-Program Contact: Nancy Wynne de Rivera Nancy.WynnedeRivera@countyofnapa.org 707-299-1908

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SMOKING CESSATION RESOURCES IN NAPA COUNTY

smokefree .gov Smokefree was created by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to help you or someone you care about quit smoking. Smokefree.gov offers personalized quit plans that can keep people on track and help them manage cravings and stress. A text messaging

Most adults who smoke in the U.S. say they want to quit. 1 • In 2015, 68.0% (22.7 million people) said that they wanted to quit smoking. • In 2018, 55.1% (21.5 million people) said that they had tried to quit in the past year. • In 2018, 7.5% of adults who smoke (2.9 million people) successfully quit smoking in the past year. You can quit smoking. Most people who quit smoking try several times before they quit for good. 3 Tips to help you quit. People are more likely to succeed at quitting if: 4 • They get help from a quit coach or support group • They use quitting aids like nicotine gum, patches, or lozenges • They keep trying even after a slip Every time you try to quit, you learn more about what works for you.

QUITTING IS A GREAT IDEA!

Contact Kick It California to get free, confidential, personalized help to quit tobacco and nicotine. Kick It California Call 1-800-300-8086 Visit kickitca.org Text “Quit Smoking” or “Quit Vaping” to 66819 Download the free No Butts or No Vape mobile apps

If you quit smoking, you can:

Live longer and feel better

Breathe easier

Have healthier skin and teeth

program offers encouragement, advice, and tips for free 24/7. Visit smokefree.gov Text “START” to 47848 to enroll Download free QuitGuide and quitSTART mobile apps

Save money

Quitting helps your body heal When you quit smoking your body starts healing within minutes and continues to heal over time. 2

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BecomeAnEX

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BecomeAnEX (EX) offers customized quit plans that learn and grow with you. Since 2008, Truth Initiative has partnered with the Mayo Clinic Nicotine Dependence Center to run EX. It is free to use and has helped over 900,000 tobacco users. Visit www.becomeanex.org

Time after quitting Health changes

Sources: 1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2022, March 21). Smoking cessation: Fast facts. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved October 28, 2022, from https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/ fact_sheets/cessation/smoking-cessation-fast-facts/index.html 2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Smoking and Tobacco Use: Benefits of Quitting. 2020. Accessed at https://www.cdc.gov/ tobacco/quit_smoking/how_to_quit/benefits/index.htm 3. Food & Drug Administration. What It’s Like to Quit Smoking. (October 13, 2022). https://www.fda.gov/tobacco-products/health-effects-tobacco use/what-its-quit-smoking 4. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Learn About Quit Smoking Medicines. Accessed at https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/ campaign/tips/quit-smoking/quit-smoking-medications/index.html

20 minutes

lower heart rate and blood pressure less coughing and shortness of breath

This is Quitting is a free and anonymous text messaging program from Truth Initiative designed to help young people quit vaping. Visit: https://truthinitiative.org/ thisisquitting Text “DITCHVAPE” to 88709

1-12 months

1-2 years

lower risk of heart attack

5-10 years

lower risk of stroke

Brought to you by Napa County Tobacco Control Program

10-15 years

lower risk of lung cancer

© 2023. Napa County Department of Public Health. Funded under contract # CTCP-21-28

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