Todd D. Someone else can be an impetus...but you really can only quit for yourself. read the full story
Austin I was a smoker for 40 years and never thought I would stop. read the full story
Jackie M. I feel better and better every day. Loving life!!! read the full story
Sandi P. I used the website, www.QuitWithUsLa.org, to assist me with quitting smoking last March. read the full story

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Everyone's quit story is different. What works for one, might not always work for another. So we want you to share your success story (and your struggles) with us, so that you can help motivate and encourage others to quit.

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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