Capital Area Quit-Tobacco Support, Lansing MI

Most smokers start before the age of 18. According to Dr. DiFranza of the University Of Massachusetts Medical School, “nicotine-induced alterations in the brain can trigger addiction with the first cigarette”[1].

To help reduce the number of potential or addicted youth, Ingham County Health Department began to require all retailers to purchase an annual tobacco license in 1993 and initiated tobacco compliance checks within Ingham County to reduce the probability of minors being able to attain tobacco products.

In addition Ingham County Health Department is involved in several projects to reduce youth use and addiction. For more information about youth prevention organizations and ways to get involved in Ingham County please see the information below.

[1] DiFranza, Joseph, et. (2007). Inhaling From Just One Cigarette. University of Massachusetts Medical School.

Tobacco Compliance Checks

In 1993 Ingham County became one of three counties in Michigan to require retailers to obtain an annually renewed tobacco license if they carried any form of tobacco products in their store.

In Michigan, tobacco compliance checks (SYNAR) are conducted on a yearly basis in order to prevent tobacco sales to minors. In addition, Ingham County conducts it's own tobacco compliance checks in which all licensed tobacco retailers within Ingham County are checked annually to further prevent tobacco sales to minors.

Figure: Successful sales to minors in Ingham County and Michigan (2006-2013)

Figure: Trend of successful sales to minors in Ingham County and Michigan (2006-2013)

To report a suspicion of sale to a minor please fill out the form below or contact us at (517) 887 - 4312

• Citizen Form to Report Suspected Tobacco Sale to Minors - Submit Document/s Via Email

Local Youth Prevention Organizations

• Ingham Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition (ISAP) 
• The Power of We 
• Kick Butts Day 
• Tobacco Free Kids 
• Families Against Narcotics (FAN)

Tobacco Research Articles

• American Lung Association Trend Alert 
• Impact of Retail Cigarette Marketing Practices 
• Inhaling From Just One Cigarette (doc.)

This webpage serves as a reference for individuals interested in either educating themselves about the hazards of smoking, or those interested in facilitating smoking cessation groups.

The primary source of information for this program comes from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Learning about Healthy Living: Tobacco and You program. However, this webpage breaks the content into a user friendly format and makes the development of new groups quick and easy. Supplemental information has also been added from the Kaiser Permanente of Northern California’s Quit Tobacco Workshop (2007) and www.choosemyplate.gov.

The development of this webpage was done by the Ingham County Health Department of Michigan as a way to promote the development of new tobacco cessation programs throughout the County. While this webpage was created with the needs of Ingham County in mind specifically, the content is likely beneficial to anyone interested in tobacco cessation projects. If you are interested in learning more about this program click the “Read This First” document below.

While every effort is made to ensure that the program resource links are functional, please Click Here to email an Environmental Health representative if any appear broken.

• Read This First
• Manual: Learning about Healthy Living NJ Dental 2012
• Resources
• 5 Myths
• Addiction Quit Plan
• BMI Information
• Facilitator NRT
• GUM Instructions
• Quit Plan
• The Truth About ECigs
• Tolerance Test
• You Can Quit
• Weekly Materials
• Electric Sign-in and Progress Report Generator
• Sign-in Spreadsheet Instructions
• Blank Sign-in Spreadsheet
• BMI Info
• CO Monitoring
• End-of-session questionnaire
• Reminder
• Sign-in (hardcopy)
• Smoking Diaries
• Advertising
• Quit Tobacco Resources 2017
• Tobacco & You Support Group
• Sessions
• Group 1: Found below
• Group 2: Found below