If you don’t allow people to smoke in your home or your vehicle, but you allow them to vape, consider reading this article from the Thirdhand Smoke Resource Center. You may find it interesting that vaping aerosol can contaminate surfaces in similar ways to tobacco smoke. Protect your space.
Kissing a smoker is like licking an ashtray. My mom had this poster in her classroom. She taught middle school and at the beginning of every year I would help her get her classroom ready for students. This poster has continued to stick in my head, coming to the surface of my memories at the…
On Wednesday January 24 the American Lung Association released our 22nd annual “State of Tobacco Control” report. The American Lung Association’s 2024 “State of Tobacco Control” report highlights the public health perils of menthol tobacco use and the failure by the White House to finalize the rules to end menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars in…
September 12th is National Encouragement. Today’s post will have some quotes to hopefully encourage those thinking about quitting, are in the process of doing so, or are well on their way of maintaining a tobacco free lifestyle. Source: Hayley Murray (Free Progress Image on Unsplash) The Quotes “Quitting smoking is like hitting a reset button…
September is National Recovery Month. 2023’s theme is Recovery is for Everyone: Every Person, Every Family, Every Community.” This month celebrates the gains made by those in recovery from substance use and mental health. Source: Faces & Voices of Recovery (Social Media Graphics – Recovery Month (facesandvoicesofrecovery.org)) Recovery Journey Wherever you are in your recovery,…
Last week, we had a little fun with Tell a Joke Day. Today, we’re getting a little more serious for National Got Checked Day. It takes place every year on August 26th. It’s here to raise awareness to get checked for breast cancer, which we fully support. We’re also here to remind folks to get…
Fun celebratory day. August 16th is Tell a Joke Day. We’re here to share some of our favorite lung jokes. Source: The Awkward Yeti (The Awkward Yeti) As you go through these, please don’t hate, respirate. (!!) Now here we go: What do you call a lung thief? A: Breathtaking What did the right lung…
August represents National Breastfeeding Month. There are celebratory weeks, like National WIC Breastfeeding Week, Indigenous Milk Medicine Week, and Black Breastfeeding Week throughout August as well. This post is going to highlight tobacco and pregnancy/parenthood. We’ll share some breastfeeding and other general pregnancy/motherhood/parenthood resources at the end of it. This post will be longer, so…
July is Social Wellness Month. Social wellness means taking care of yourself and your relationships. Relationships can be as “big” as your family/friends or “small” as the cashier at the grocery store. Social wellness means giving and receiving support when it’s needed. It can strengthen your quality of life and act as a buffer to…
July 10th marks Chronic Disease Day. It’s a national awareness campaign that shares peoples’ stories to advocate to lower the number of preventable illnesses, advance access to care for unpreventable conditions, and build healthier communities. Source: CDC’s Tips from a Former Smoker (CDC: Tips from Former Smokers – Cessation Tips Ad – YouTube) Some tips…
