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Tobacco Prevention

The Tobacco-Free Wyoming Communities are comprehensive programs in each county to address issues related to tobacco use. Program managers, community coalitions, and the Wyoming Department of Health collaboratively address the issues of tobacco use by working to reduce exposure to secondhand smoke, counter pro-tobacco influence, help people quit and eliminate health disparities.  We encourage you to get involved, join your local coalition, and speak out.  Please click here for a listing of tobacco program managers and contact information in each county.

 

 

The Wyoming Quit Tobacco Program (WQTP) assists Wyoming residents who want to stop using tobacco by providing them with financial assistance for over-the-counter or prescription cessation medication and by offering free counseling services.  Each month we will highlight and celebrate the 3 counties with the most enrollment per capita into the WQTP and their commitment to health.

Oct. 2010 Top 3 Counties

1. Campbell

2. Laramie  

3. Natrona
2 Ways to Enroll in the Wyoming Quit Tobacco Program

 

Online Registration

  1. Go to wy.quitnet.com
  2. Click - ENROLL ONLINE NOW
  3. Choose your program
  4. Order your medication
  5. Start your counseling

 

Phone Registration

  1. Call 1-800-QUIT-NOW 
    • TTY Users Dial 711-1-800-784-8669
  2. A representative will enroll you in the program
  3. Order your medication
  4. Start your counseling

 

 Don't Quit Alone

 
Also highlighted is Park County for their outstanding achievements in Tobacco Prevention.

 

 Smokefree Restaurants and Facilities

 Trying to segregate tobacco smoke pollution in a restaurant is like trying to have a non-chlorinated section in a chlorinated pool. When restaurant smoking is allowed, it often is recirculated through the ventilation systems and drifts into other areas. Ventilation systems will not remove many of the toxic and cancer-causing chemicals in tobacco smoke (National Institute on Occupational Health & Safety.)  Please view our smoke-free restaurant/dining and hotel/conference facilities lists. 

Smoke-Free Restaurant List by County/City

 

Smoke-Free Hotel/Conference Facility List by County/City
 

  

Current Wyoming Smoking Rates 

In Wyoming, 19.4% of the adult population (ages 18+) — over 78,000 individuals — are current cigarette smokers. Across all states, the prevalence of cigarette smoking among adults ranges from 9.3% to 26.5%. Wyoming ranks 30th among the states.

Graph shows current smoking among adults by demographic characteristics

 

Among adults ages 35+, over 700 died as a result of tobacco use per year, on average, during 2000-2004. This represents a smoking-attributable mortality rate of 283.1/100,000. Wyoming's smoking-attributable mortality rate ranks 35th among the states.

(Information provided by Center for Disease Control.)