TPEP- Tobacco Prevention and Education Program

The tobacco industry spends $137 million per year to reach into every community in Oregon to promote and sell its products. In Oregon children and adults are bombarded with messages pushing them to smoke cigarettes or chew tobacco. As well, Portland is being used as a test market for marketing smokeless tobacco products and other forms of tobacco, such as hookahs.

Oregon’s Tobacco Prevention and Education Program funds local tobacco control programs to engage Oregonians in their homes, workplaces, schools, and other public places. These programs are found at county health departments, tribes, schools, and community-based organizations throughout Oregon. They counter tobacco marketing “where it matters the most” in the places where people work, play, learn and live.

Oregon Tobacco Prevention and Education Program works with diverse partners statewide to:

Promote smoke-free environments and communities
Reduce the influence of tobacco product marketing.
Encourage tobacco users to quit.

These programs engage their communities and challenge them to become healthier through preventing tobacco use and they have seen real results from their efforts. Local programs statewide are critical to turning the tide of death and disability from tobacco use in Oregon.

Did you know most of the parks in Grant County are smoke free? The Grant County Fair is also a smoke free event!

The Quit Line is open seven days a week, 4:00 AM to 12:00 AM (Pacific time)

Should you call the Quit Line?

Are you ready to quit? Call and we will help you make your quit plan.

Are you not quite ready to quit? Call and we will help you get started.

Have you tried to quit and it didn’t work? It can take more than one try to quit for good. Don’t be discouraged. Call us. We will help you make a new quit plan.

Have you already quit? We know it’s hard for a while. If you need some help to stay tobacco-free, please call us.

Call the Quit Line – Talk with an expert Quit CoachWe know what you’re going through. We don’t nag or lecture. We help you feel more confident about quitting for good. There are many different ways to quit. We will help you make a plan that will work for you.

Tips on what to do when you have the urge to smoke or chew.
Times and situations when you usually smoke or chew, and ways to change these routines when you quit.
If you’ve tried to quit, we will talk about what hasn’t worked and new things you could try.
We will tell you about medications that can help you quit. We may be able to send you free nicotine patches or gum.