KBG Resources

Tobacco and Nicotine Facts

Percentage of high school students in Delaware used chewing tobacco, snuff or dip on at least one day in the past 30 days (in 2017)*
3.5%
Percentage of high school students in Delaware smoked cigarettes on at least one day in the past 30 days (in 2017)*
6.2%
Percentage of high school students in Delaware smoked cigars, cigarillos or little cigars on at least one day in the past 30 days (in 2017)*
7.3%
Percentage of high school students in Delaware used electronic vapor products on at least one day in the past 30 days (in 2017)*
13.6%

*CDC, Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System, 2017

E-Cigarettes Use in Delaware

Delaware Youth E-Cigarette Use

Adult Tobacco Usage

E-Cigarette and Vaping Resources

The Dirty Truth

Find out the facts and dirty truth about e-cigarettes, vapes, and JUULs.

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Vape Free DE

Need resources to help educate your peers, students, teachers, and parents on the dangers of e-cigarettes and vapes? Check out Vape Free DE for more information.

Youth Cessation (Quitting)

Not On Tobacco (N-O-T)

An evidence-based youth cessation program.

  • Not On Tobacco (N-O-T) is a community and school-based program to help teens quit using tobacco. The program addresses healthy lifestyle behaviors which include tobacco cessation, nutrition, and exercise
  • N-O-T incorporates life management skills to help teens deal with stress decision-making and peer and family relationships.
  • N-O-T enables participants to overcome their tobacco addiction in a safe, trusting and nonjudgmental environment.
  • The research-based program is provided by facilitators who have been trained by the American Lung Association. 
 
Interested in becoming a N-O-T Facilitator?  Email Us.

Delaware Quitline

For Delaware Residents Age 13 and Older

If you want to quit smoking, the Delaware Division of Public Health offers the Delaware Quitline—a powerful tool to help adult smokers who are ready to kick the habit.Trained tobacco specialists staffing the Quitline will assess your needs and explore your best options. Services include:

  • Motivational support by phone from a Quitline specialist; or—if you prefer—face-to-face counseling by a trained local counselor.
  • Follow-up support.
  • Information about quitting, even if you’re not yet ready to try.
  • Eligible callers 18 years and older may receive free stop-smoking aids such as nicotine patches or gum.

 

Call now, and start a healthier new life, free from dependence on tobacco!  Delaware Quitline also provides an online support service, Quitsupport.com.  Quitting is more than just not smoking. When you join Quitnow, a Quit Coach® will help you become an expert in living without tobacco, using “the four Essential Practices to Quit For Life” — principles based on 25 years of research and experience helping people quit tobacco.

Youth Education

INDEPTH: Intervention for Nicotine Dependence: Education, Prevention, Tobacco and Health

An Alternative to Teen Nicotine Suspension or Citation – Youth E-cigarette and Vaping Intervention

Intervention for Nicotine Dependence: Education, Prevention, Tobacco and Health (INDEPTH) is a new, convenient alternative to suspension or citation that helps schools and communities address the teen vaping problem in a more supportive way. Instead of solely focusing on punitive measures, INDEPTH is an interactive program that teaches students about nicotine dependence, establishing healthy alternatives and how to kick the unhealthy addiction that got them in trouble in the first place.

Developed by the American Lung Association in partnership with the Prevention Research Center of West Virginia University, this new free education program is available for any school or community to establish to help our teens make healthier choices.

To find out more information and how you can be trained as an INDEPTH Facilitator (at no cost!) visit: www.lung.org/indepth