Nicotine & Tobacco

Nicotine: A colorless, oily, water-soluble, highly toxic, liquid alkaloid, found in tobacco and valued as an insecticide

Tobacco: Any of several plants belonging to the genus Nicotiana, whose leaves are prepared for smoking, chewing, or as snuff

Cigarette: A cylindrical roll of finely cut tobacco cured for smoking, considerably smaller than most cigars and usually wrapped in thin white paper

Second Hand Smoke: Smoke inhaled involuntarily from tobacco being smoked by others

• How Strong is Your Nicotine Addiction?

  Finding out how much you depend on nicotine will help you as you choose quit smoking strategies for your quit plan. Answer the following questions. The results will explain how much you depend on nicotine and provide ideas on how to reduce your cravings.

• Are You Addicted to Vaping or Juuling?

  Are you worried that your vaping or juuling habit is getting out of control? Is vaping cause conflict with people you love? Answer the quiz questions below to find out if you might be addicted to vaping.

• Test Your Knowledge of Nicotine

  Test your knowledge about nicotine with this quiz from the University of Rochester Medical Center.

ACTIVITIES

• What is Nicotine Withdrawal?

  Learn the symptoms and timeline of nicotine withdrawals.

• Help Start a Youth Group Movement with Your Teen

  Say What! Live Tobacco-free program includes guides, activities, school signage kits and fact handouts for youth who want to start a movement.

• Explore the Real Cost website

  "The Real Cost" is brought to you by FDA's Center for Tobacco Products.

LINKS

• How to Help Loved Ones Quit

  Tips for being a more effective part of your quitter’s support system. Understand what smokers go through when they quit and how you can be there for them throughout the process.

• The Tobacco Industry Has a Kids Menu

  The tobacco industry uses fun flavors and tech devices to hook kids on nicotine. Why kids? A developing brain is easier to addict.

ORGANIZATIONS

• Tobacco Prevention

  Learn about what to say!

• Smoke Free.gov

  The National Cancer Institute (NCI) created Smokefree.gov to help you or someone you care about quit smoking. Smokefree.gov is a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ efforts to reduce smoking rates in the United States, particularly among certain populations. 

• American Lung Association

  The American Lung Association is the leading organization working to save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease, through research, education and advocacy.

READING & RESEARCH

• Helping Teens Quit

  Teen tobacco cessation and education resources from the American Lung Association.

• How to Know if a Teen Is Smoking

  Here are a few tips to figure out if your teenager is smoking or not.

Nicotine: A colorless, oily, water-soluble, highly toxic, liquid alkaloid, found in tobacco and valued as an insecticide

Tobacco: Any of several plants belonging to the genus Nicotiana, whose leaves are prepared for smoking, chewing, or as snuff

Cigarette: A cylindrical roll of finely cut tobacco cured for smoking, considerably smaller than most cigars and usually wrapped in thin white paper

Second Hand Smoke: Smoke inhaled involuntarily from tobacco being smoked by others

• How Strong is Your Nicotine Addiction?

  Finding out how much you depend on nicotine will help you as you choose quit smoking strategies for your quit plan. Answer the following questions. The results will explain how much you depend on nicotine and provide ideas on how to reduce your cravings.

• Are You Addicted to Vaping or Juuling?

  Are you worried that your vaping or juuling habit is getting out of control? Is vaping cause conflict with people you love? Answer the quiz questions below to find out if you might be addicted to vaping.

• Test Your Knowledge of Nicotine

  Test your knowledge about nicotine with this quiz from the University of Rochester Medical Center.

ACTIVITIES

• Become a Say What! Ambassador

  Say What! Teen Ambassadors are passionate, creative youth who are dedicated to educating their peers and serving as the youth voice for tobacco prevention for the entire state of Texas to become the first tobacco-free generation.

• Occasional & Social Smoking

  Learn the definitions of light, occasional & social smoking.

• Join the Freedom from Smoking Plus Program

  Quit smoking with the click of a button through the new Freedom From Smoking Plus. A user-friendly interface helps you create a personal quit smoking plan on your desktop, tablet or smartphone.

LINKS

• SmokeFree Text for Teens

  For teens ages 13–17 years old in the United States who are ready to quit smoking.

• The Real Cost

  Get the real facts about cigarettes and other tobacco products. 

• What is Nicotine Withdrawal?

  Learn the symptoms and timeline of nicotine withdrawals. 

ORGANIZATIONS

• Say What!

  Texas youth named the movement Say What! - Students, Adults, and Youth Working Hard Against Tobacco! Say What! has served as the official statewide youth tobacco prevention coalition since March 2011.

• Smoke Free Teen

  Smokefree Teen is part of the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) Smokefree.gov Initiative. The goal of Smokefree Teen is to reduce the number of youth who use tobacco.

• American Lung Association

  The American Lung Association is the leading organization working to save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease, through research, education and advocacy.

READING & RESEARCH

• Kids & Smoking

  Get the facts about youth and smoking and tips on quitting from the American Lung Association.

• Yes Quit

  Get help quitting by phone or online.