FAQ's
- KCHD has trained tobacco prevention specialists dedicated to help provide the support and resources you need, regardless of where you are at in your quit journey.
- There’s no getting around the fact that you’re going to experience nicotine withdrawal. It’s just what happens when your body is fighting its dependency on nicotine. But that doesn’t have to get in the way of your determination to quit smoking.
- First, know how to identify nicotine withdrawal symptoms. While nicotine withdrawal is different for everyone, some people may experience varying degrees - click here for tips.
- Give us a call at 865-215-5394 and we can help direct you to tobacco prevention programs that are right for you.
- Smoking is glamorized in movies, television shows and online, but parents are the most important influences in their children's lives.
- Start talking to your kids about smoking when they are 5 or 6 years old and continue through their high school years. Many kids start smoking by age 11 and some are addicted by age 14. Explain the health dangers of smoking, as well as the unpleasant physical aspects (such as bad breath, discolored teeth and nails).
- If you're a parent who smokes, the best thing you can do is to quit. Talk to your kids about how difficult it is to quit smoking and how much easier it would have been if you'd never started smoking in the first place. In the meantime, don't smoke around your children and don’t ever let them have any of your cigarettes.
- Find out if your children have any friends that smoke or vape. Talk with your kids about ways to refuse a cigarette or e-cigarette.
- If you catch your teen smoking or vaping, avoid threats and ultimatums. Ask a few questions and find out why your child is smoking or vaping; they may want to be accepted by a peer group or want your attention. Talk about what changes can be made in your teen’s life to help them stop smoking.
- Vaping may have fewer toxic chemicals than tobacco cigarettes, but it is still not good for your health. Little is known about the long-term health effects of vaping.
- Whether in cigarettes or vapes, nicotine is highly addictive. And the amount of nicotine in many vaping products is much higher than in regular cigarettes. Side effects include reduced appetite, increased heart rate and blood pressure, nausea, and diarrhea.
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