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  • WV Tobacco Quitline

    The West Virginia Tobacco Quitline provides highly trained, certified phone coaches to help participants quit tobacco. The program also offers nicotine replacement therapy for qualified enrollees, and information and materials on quitting tobacco... Read More

  • WV Youth Tobacco Prevention Program

    The goal of the West Virginia Youth Tobacco Prevention Program is to prevent our young people from trying or using tobacco products and to assist the youth who do use tobacco products in reducing the amount they use or quitting... Read More

  • Clean Indoor Air

    West Virginia’s Clean Indoor Air Program’s goal is to eliminate exposure to secondhand smoke in the home, workplace, and in public venues such as bars, bowling alleys, and restaurants... Read More

Welcome

The leading cause of death and disease in West Virginia continues to be tobacco use with high prevalence for both smoking and spit tobacco. Almost 4,000 West Virginia residents die each year from tobacco use and secondhand smoke exposure.

The economic costs of tobacco use are incredibly high in West Virginia. These costs are estimated to be nearly $2 billion annually, half from direct healthcare costs and the other half associated with occupational and work productivity costs.

Upcoming Events

Freedom From Smoking Facilitator Training - Buckhannon
May 29, 2013 - Buckhannon, WV 
Those who attend this FREE 8 hour workshop will receive: Freedom From...more
Happy Birthday, West Virginia Events
June 20, 2013 - Charleston, WV 
Official Schedule of Events
State Capitol Celebration...more
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Tobacco Cessation Program
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Clean Indoor Air Program
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Youth Tobacco Prevention Program
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Department of Health and Human Resources
350 Capitol Street | Room 514 | Charleston, WV 25301 | Phone: (304) 356-4193 | Toll-free: (866) 384-5250 | Fax: (304) 558-1553

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