Tobacco Prevention

Quitting is one of the best things you can do for your personal health and the health of those around you.

Northeast Area Health Education Center

Free classes from the Northeast Area Health Education Center are available to anyone interested in becoming tobacco free. Find the tools you need to become and stay tobacco free with classes designed to help tobacco users deal with triggers, weight control, withdrawal symptoms, daily stress, and setback prevention.

Tobacco Free Florida

Find resources including free nicotine replacement therapy at Tobacco Free Florida.

Vaping and The Truth

Get support to stop vaping at The Truth.com.

Tobacco Free Moms & Babies

The Tobacco Free Moms & Babies Program is designed to help pregnant women and new mothers quit smoking for good. The program provides FREE counseling, resources, and incentives to women who are currently pregnant or have given birth in the last 12 months. Upon completion of the DOH AHEC collaborative course (4 consecutive classes), eligible participants will receive incentive items for each class that is completed. Find out how you can quit smoking or vaping, and earn FREE items such as diapers and wipes, gifts for mom and baby, pack n' plays, and more by emailing TobaccoFreeMomsandBabies@FLhealth.gov.

For more information or help signing up for all cessation services available to Florida's residents, call 850-564-2297, or visit the links below.

• Tobacco Free Florida Group Quit offered by AHEC, completion of each in-person or virtual class up to six sessions. 
• Tobacco Free Florida Phone Quit completion of each coaching call up to six calls.  
• Tobacco Free Florida Web or Individual Service Program

Did You Know?

• Smoking can reduce your chances of getting pregnant. 
• If pregnant, smoking increases the chance of pregnancy complications. 
• Smoking during and after pregnancy is a risk factor for sudden infant death syndrome, known as SIDS. 
• Smoking can damage your baby's developing lungs and brain.  
• A child who spends an hour in a room filled with secondhand smoke breathes in as many harmful chemicals as a person who smokes 10 or more cigarettes.