Tobacco Use: Summary and Next Steps

Whether or not you are a smoker, you want to keep your kids from using tobacco. And while there are many things that increase the likelihood of your kids using tobacco, there are also many things you can do to help keep your kids away from harmful behaviors, including smoking.

By educating your children and preparing them to resist peer pressure and make good decisions, you can give them the tools they need to stay tobacco-free. And if you find out that one of your children is using tobacco, you can take positive action to help him or her quit.

Other Useful Web Sites

• CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health — Including state, federal, and online resources, as well as research and tools, the OSH site is a valuable central location for tobacco use prevention information.
• TeensHealth: Drugs and Alcohol — This site provides useful articles for teens on tobacco use, quitting, and information on alcohol and other drugs.
• What You(th) Should Know about Tobacco — A tip sheet that contains useful information for youth, parents, and coaches.
• How to Quit — A collection of useful resources to help anyone trying to quit smoking or smokeless tobacco use.
• Smoking and How to Quit — WomensHealth.gov provides a great deal of information for women trying to quit smoking.

• National Cancer Institute: Smoking — NCI’s compilation of resources will help you find research and learn more about smoking, and provides links to many useful quitting resources.

Downloadable Resources

• Parenting Kids Who Don’t Smoke — This booklet contains research facts, talking points, and important issues for parents.

• Preventing Your Kids from Smoking—When You Smoke — This tip sheet provides useful, concise tips on how to keep your kids from smoking.