Georgia Emerging Infections Program
Georgia Department 
Brief Tobacco Cessation Counseling Toolkit:
The Brief Tobacco Cessation Counseling Toolkit is designed to help providers easily and efficiently deliver brief tobacco cessation counseling, a CDC best practice. Read More
Tobacco Use: 2011 Georgia Data Summary:
Over 10,000 Georgians die every year from tobacco-related illnesses – that is one out of every six deaths in adult Georgians. Read More
Asthma and Secondhand Smoke: 2008 Georgia Data Summary:
Over 10,000 Georgians die every year from tobacco-related illnesses – that is one out of every six deaths in adult Georgians. Read More
Lung Cancer: 2011 Georgia Data Summary
Lung cancer is the second most common cancer diagnosed in Georgia for men and women combined. Read More
How Tobacco Smoke Causes Disease
The 2010 Surgeon General's report contains important new information about how tobacco smoke causes disease. The report makes it clear why we must protect others from tobacoo smoke, especially children and pregnant women. It also helps explain why it is so important to quit smoking...and why now is the time to quit. Read More
E-cigarettes
E-cigarettes are battery-powered devices that provide inhaled doses of nicotine through a vaporized solution contained in cartridges inserted into the device. No smoke or combustion is involved; when used, the device emits only vapor. Read More
Quick Links:
Georgia Tobacco QuitLine/Cessation
Georgia Smokefree Air Act
100% Tobacco Free Schools
Toolkit for Implementing Smoke-Free Laws
Download More Information on how to stop smoking:
Adult Quit Line (English) |
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Adult Quit Line (Spanish) |
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Youth Quit Line |
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Quit Smoking - Pregnancy |
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- Prevent the initiation of tobacco use among young people.
- Promote quitting among young people and adults.
- Eliminate nonsmokers’ exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS).
- Identify and eliminate the disparities related to tobacco use and its effects among different population groups.
