In celebration of World No Tobacco Day on May 31, Stamp Out Smoking is encouraging Arkansas tobacco users to quit by calling the Arkansas Tobacco Quitline at 1-800-QUIT-NOW. The World Health Organization holds World No Tobacco Day every year to raise awareness of the harms of tobacco, the marketing tactics of the tobacco industry and [...]
The Arkansas Department of Health and state law enforcement joined forces at a press conference today to alert Arkansans that local police will be on the lookout for drivers smoking in cars with children, and they will be pulled over and fined. The press conference kicked off a statewide campaign to increase enforcement and raise [...]
The Arkansas Tobacco Quitline offers 10 free one-on-one phone sessions with a trained Quit CoachÒ for pregnant women who use tobacco, a more intensive program than for callers who are not pregnant. Quit Coaches offer personalized, motivational counseling for tobacco users. In 2008, Arkansas mothers smoked during pregnancy in 15.3 percent of total births, according [...]
