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Tobacco Education Program
The Tobacco Education Program (TEP) is a tobacco-diversion class and alternative to conviction program serving Outagamie and Winnebago Counties. Participants in the TEP are usually issued a citation and/or summons or been referred to juvenile court for possession of a tobacco product, use of a tobacco product and/or falsely representing his/her age to purchase a tobacco product. By successfully completing the TEP, the citation/summons is dismissed. Contact Emily Dieringer at edieringer @ co.winnebago.wi.us for more information.
Registration is required. Call 920-232-3000 or 920-727-2894. Cost is $25.
Class locations:
Menasha Public Library, Lower Level Activity Room, 440 First St. (M)
Oshkosh Police Department, Erickson Community Room, 420 Jackson St. (O)
Class time: 9am-12pm*.
Class dates for 2011-2012: (Dates and times are subject to change.)
February 4, 2012 (M)
April 14, 2012 (O)
June 2, 2012 (M) *class time is 9:30am-12:30pm
September 22, 2012 (O)
November 17, 2012 (M)
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SmokeCheck
Selling tobacco to minors is wrong. It's also illegal. Smokecheck.org is an easy online tool for tobacco retailers and employees to learn the facts about Wisconsin's tobacco sales laws. Learn online, take the test, and earn state-certified training. When tobacco retailers and clerks know the facts, they can avoid a big mistake and expensive citations. When retailers know how to keep tobacco away from minors, everybody wins. |
Want to Quit Tobacco?
Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line
Available every day 7am-2am or leave a message.
800 QUIT-NOW / (800) 784-8669
When you're ready to quit tobacco, the WI Tobacco Quit Line is here to help. Callers talk to a friendly quit coach who will send out a FREE two-week supply of quit-tobacco medications, plus callers develop customized strategies on how to quit. The Quit Line has already helped more than 150,000 callers quit tobacco since 2001.
Affinity Call it Quits
NurseDirect
(800) 362-9900
If you're addicted to tobacco and want to quit, support is essential. Affinity Health System's Call It Quits tobacco cessation program offers classroom programs and phone counseling to people in Northeast Wisconsin who are ready to quit smoking and stop using tobacco.
ThedaCare Tobacco-Free Program
(920) 831-5064 or (920) 720-7377
ThedaCare's Tobacco-Free Program uses interventions based on years of clinical research. Tobacco Specialists address addiction one-on-one at times convenient to the tobacco user. Call to set up an initital 1-hour consultation.
First Breath Program
First Breath is a program that helps pregnant women in Wisconsin quit smoking by integrating cessation strategies into existing prenatal care models, including public health services and private healthcare clinic appointments.
Freedom From Smoking
The Freedom From Smoking® group clinic includes eight sessions and features a step-by-step plan for quitting smoking. Each session is designed to help smokers gain control over their behavior. An online version of the classes is available at http://www.ffsonline.org/
Become an Ex
BecomeAnEX.org is a free, interactive website that shows smokers how to re-learn life without cigarettes. The site, developed by the American Legacy Foundation in partnership with Mayo Clinic, offers a free, personalized quit plan and an online support community to help people prepare to quit smoking successfully.
SmokeFreeTXT
SmokefreeTXT is a free mobile service designed for teens and young adults across the United States. SmokefreeTXT was created to provide 24/7 encouragement, advice, and tips to help smokers stop smoking for good. Signing up is quick and easy – and FREE!
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