N-O-T: Not on Tobacco, an American Lung Association program led by trained Norton Children’s Prevention & Wellness facilitators, is helping kids in the Louisville area quit tobacco and vaping.
About 90% of teens who participated in a N-O-T program nationally have either quit or reduced their use of tobacco, according to the American Lung Association.
This evidence-based program is for teens 14 to 19 and meets weekly in 50-minute sessions for seven weeks. The program covers the health effects of vaping, smoking and other tobacco products. New seven-week courses start every month.
Rather than modify adult cessation programs, N-O-T was designed for teenagers to address issues important to them. Strategies are based on social cognitive theory of behavior change.
Topics for each session include:
- Reasons for quitting
- Why I smoke/vape
- Nicotine addiction and triggers
- Effects of smoking/vaping
- Physical, psychological and social benefits of quitting
- Quitting nicotine use
- Overcoming obstacles to quitting
- How to deal with stress
- Myths of Big Tobacco
- Staying committed to quitting
N-O-T: Not on Tobacco
Sessions fill up fast, so plan to quit and sign up today.