Montana Quit Line is celebrating 17 years! In that time, over 100,000 people have called the Montana Quit Line to get help with their dependence on tobacco products. This essential resource for Montanans helps [...]
Has the recent news of e-cigarette-related illnesses and deaths left you scrambling to understand how to keep your teen from jumping on the vaping bandwagon? Join the club. You, and parents across the nation, are [...]
Nearly one in three lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer adults use tobacco; a rate that is more than double non-LGBTQ adults. For LGBTQ youth in their teens and twenties, tobacco use is the [...]
Whatever you call it — chew, dip, snuff, spit, plug, wad, pinch— it’s not safe. If you are a father, brother, coach or community leader who uses chewing tobacco, you are setting a risky example [...]
Tobacco use is harmful to the environment causing deforestation, soil degradation, and increased use of pesticides. On top of that, the dangers from smoking don’t stop once a cigarette is stubbed out. Cigarette filters/butts are [...]
Starting Nov. 26, the major U.S. tobacco companies have to run ads nationally telling the American people the truth about the deadly consequences of smoking and secondhand smoke. A federal court in 2006 ordered the [...]
It's estimated that 1.69 billion pounds of cigarette butts end up as toxic trash each year and they are not biodegradable. As an example of the impact tobacco has on our environment, Monforton School Student [...]
It’s coming, the annual Great American Smokeout; an opportunity to commit to a healthy, tobacco-free life with people across the country. Tobacco use is the single largest preventable cause of disease and premature death in [...]
As part of Kick Butts Day, the Leadership students at Monforton School (Bozeman) hosted their All Rural School dance last weekend. This year, students used the dance to raise awareness of tobacco issues and garner [...]
