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Program Contacts

3601 C Street, Suite 722
Anchorage AK 99503
Phone: (907) 269-2020
Fax: (907) 269-5446
tobacco@alaska.gov



Webpage updated October 2024

Alaska's Tobacco Quit Line, Quote board at Anchorage Color Run Event reads: What I've overcome won't be undone by Tobacco

Tobacco Prevention and Control Program

Highlights

  • Flip through our 2023 Annual Report to read about the program’s recent successes and challenges.
Annual Report - Alaska Tobacco Prevention and Control 

Tobacco use is a leading preventable cause of disease and death in Alaska. Over a hundred thousand Alaska adults are at risk for poor health outcomes due to use of tobacco or nicotine products. During each year, smoking alone is linked to an estimated 600 deaths and $438 million in smoking-related health care costs in Alaska.

For over 20 years, the Alaska Tobacco Prevention and Control program has led the effort to empower Alaskans who use tobacco to quit, protect the public from secondhand smoke, keep youth tobacco free, and counter industry tactics that keep people hooked and addict new generations.

Our program:

  • Helps people quit tobacco by supporting free cessation services for all Alaskans
  • Improves tobacco cessation services by working with Tribal Health Organizations and health care providers
  • Educates the public on health harms of tobacco use and secondhand smoke
  • Supports community policies that create tobacco-free environments
  • Helps youth live healthy lives by empowering them to avoid tobacco products
  • Collects and shares information about tobacco use in Alaska and health consequences for Alaskans

TPC Success Stories>

Alaska Tobacco Prevention and Control (TPC) Program Success Stories

We can do the following:

People who smoke, vape, or chew can contact Alaska’s Tobacco Quit Line for FREE support to quit. Services include quit coaching, nicotine gum, lozenges and patches, and more. If you’re not ready to quit, keep smoking outside, away from others and protected areas.

Businesses can follow Alaska’s Smokefree Workplace Law by requiring individual who smoke/vape to go outside and away from others.

Health care providers can go to www.akbriefintervention.org for free training on effective tobacco screening and referral. For providers working with youth, learn more on Addressing Pediatric Tobacco and Nicotine Use: Considerations for Clinicians.

Schools can order free youth resources from Alaska’s youth tobacco and nicotine toolkit, found on Alaska’s Tobacco Quit Line website.

Parents/caregivers can talk to their kids about the harms of tobacco and nicotine products, including cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, e-cigarettes (vapes), and nicotine pouches. Find free support to support these conversations at AK Live Vape Free.

Youth can visit Alaska’s Not Buying It campaign to learn more about the harms of tobacco and nicotine and get resources to quit.

Everyone can support tobacco-free public spaces and events.

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