About

The Tobacco Education & Prevention Coalition is dedicated to saving lives by reducing tobacco use and eliminating health disparities related to tobacco use through protecting residents from secondhand smoke; prevention and reducing youth tobacco use and access to tobacco products; and improving cessation services to assist smokers in quitting. Our mission is to promote tobacco control initiatives for the purpose of reducing tobacco use by our citizens through education.

This Blog is to used as a support to help you quit tobacco

We hope that this blog can be a means of support to you, as you work to overcome the addictive power of tobacco. Please leave comments as a way to begin an ongoing conversation about your quitting journey. This forum is a respectful environment, but a challenging place that will hold you accountable!

For free help with quitting tobacco, call 1-800-QUIT-NOW

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  • The Indiana Tobacco Quitline is a free telephone-based helpline for smokers and tobacco users who want to quit.
  • Just call 1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669) anytime from 8 am to midnight, seven days a week for help and support. A trained Quit Coach will help you design a personalized quit plan. You will also receive a Quit Kit of materials to help you stay on your plan.
  • Two weeks of nicotine replacement therapy (in the form of patch or gum) is available for those who enroll.
  • Services are available in English and Spanish with translation services offered for other languages.

A Nicotine Anonymous group meets on the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month @ 3:30 pm at the Family & Youth Services Bureau in Portage (6469 Central Avenue). All desiring to withdraw or stay withdrawn from nicotine are welcome.