Education and Resources
Tobacco, nicotine, and vaping education and resources for the public
Overview
Tobacco and nicotine can impact people in different ways. Whether you are trying quit, or supporting a friend or loved one in quitting, we have resources to help.
Education and resources
Families, friends, and communities
Families, friends, and communities
- Alaska’s Tobacco Quit Line (free quit support)
- CDC: Secondhand smoke prevention in home (website)
- NIH: Secondhand smoke (website)
- ALA: Smokefree Policies in Multi-Unit Housing (website)
- AK Tobacco Facts: Tobacco and Alaska Native People (fact sheet)
- AK Tobacco Facts: Tobacco and Diabetes (fact sheet)
- AK Tobacco Facts: Nicotine and Youth Mental Health (fact sheet)
- AK Tobacco Facts: Tobacco And Pregnancy (fact sheet)
Parents, caregivers, and trusted adults
Parents, caregivers, and trusted adults
Youth
Youth
- Alaska’s Not Buying It Youth Nicotine Prevention Campaign
- Text VAPEFREE to 873373 for free confidential support (for teens 13-17)
- Tools and Tips for Youth (Smokefree.gov)
- Truth Campaign
Schools and educators
Schools and educators
- Alaska’s Tobacco and Nicotine Toolkit materials
- Alaska’s Not Buying It Youth Nicotine Prevention Campaign
- Teen Support: Alaska’s Tobacco Quit Line
- ALA In-Depth: An Alternative to Suspension (program)
- Stanford’s Tobacco Prevention Toolkit
- Stanford’s Alternative to Suspension Curriculum (program)
- AK Tobacco Facts: Nicotine and Youth Mental Health (fact sheet)
- CDC: Empower Vape-Free Youth Campaign (webpage)
- CDC: How to Talk to Students About Vaping (fact sheet)
- CDC: Understanding Vaping and Other Tobacco Use Among Youth (fact sheet)
Businesses
Businesses
Providers
Providers
- Provider Resources: Tobacco, nicotine, and vaping resources for health care providers
- AK Brief Intervention: provider training on tobacco screening and referral
- Addressing Pediatric Tobacco and Nicotine Use: Considerations for Clinicians (training)
- ACOG: Nicotine and Tobacco use during pregnancy (Committee Opinion)
- Alaska Medicaid Tobacco Treatment Coverage- Health Care Provider Guide
- AK Tobacco Facts: Tobacco and Pregnancy (fact sheet)
- AK Tobacco Facts: Tobacco and Alaska Native People (fact sheet)
- AK Tobacco Facts: Tobacco and Diabetes (fact sheet)
Partnerships
Partnerships
Alaska Data
Alaska Data
- Alaska Tobacco Regional Profile Reports:
- Alaska Tobacco Facts, 2024
- Tobacco Prevention and Control Program Annual Report