• Todd D. Someone else can be an impetus...but you really can only quit for yourself.  read the full story
  • Laura P. When I get an urge, I walk, I play with my dogs, I clean, I give myself pep talks, I do relaxation breathing and I read.  read the full story
  • DeSha K. I am tired of smelling like smoke all the time and living my life around cigs, so goodbye cigarettes.  read the full story
  • Karin M. I feel so much better, I have more energy and less body aches. Not to mention the money I'm saving.  read the full story
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Help Your Patients Quit
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HUD Housing is Geauxing Smoke-Free
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Quitting is a process.

Remember that everyone's quit story is different. What works for one, might not always work for another. Don't give up. You can do this, Louisiana!

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Tobacco Use in Louisiana

    • 24% >
      Percentage of Louisiana high school students who smoke
    • 25.7% >
      Percentage of adults who smoke in Louisiana
    • 3,800 >
      Number of youth who smoke their first cigarette each day in the U.S.
    • 11.8 million >
      Packs of cigarettes bought or smoked by kids in Louisiana each year
    • 294,000 >
      Kids exposed to secondhand smoke in the home
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