Tobacco Free Indiana

06/01/2026

It’s time to rally around casino workers!! Let’s join them TOMORROW (June, 2) at 9 am in Indianapolis!

🚨 SOLIDARITY ACTION ALERT 🚨

The workers at Horseshoe Casino fought for 52 days on the picket line for one simple thing: UNION RECOGNITION.

They stood strong. They sacrificed. They won their election by nearly 70%.

Yet Caesars continues to challenge the voice of its own employees instead of respecting the outcome and recognizing their union.

Now it’s time for the labor movement, community leaders, elected officials, and working people across Indiana to stand together.

📢 Teamsters Local 135 is calling on ALL supporters, allies, elected officials, friends of labor, community activists, and especially Teamsters to join us at the outside of the National Labor Relations Board during the hearing and send a clear message:

✊ Respect the workers’ vote.
✊ Respect the right to organize.
✊ Stop the union-busting.

📅 Tuesday, June 2
⏰ 9:00 AM — 10:00AM
📍 575 N. Pennsylvania St.
Indianapolis, IN 46204

The Dealers and Dual Rates did their part. They organized. They struck. They won.

Now let’s show them they are not standing alone.

Bring your union jackets. Bring your signs. Bring your solidarity.

Enough is enough.

05/31/2026

Today is ***coDay 🚭

To***co and ni****ne companies deliberately design their products to hook you.

Sugars, flavours, and cooling agents all mask the harshness of ni****ne so you inhale more, and get addicted faster.

But the grip of addiction can be broken. And the benefits are felt almost immediately:

-In 20 minutes, your heart rate drops ⏱️

-In 2–12 weeks, your lung function improves 🫁

-In 1 year, heart disease risk is cut in half ❤️



Take the next step, break the addiction.

QuitNow Indiana is a FREE service available to Indiana Residents residents that make the call. Are you ready to stop smoking?
Simply call 1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669) or visit QuitNowIndiana.com.



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05/30/2026

Since 1987, the World Health Organization has celebrated World No To***co Day on May 31st. Their theme this year is Unmask the Appeal.

The to***co industry targets our kids and has targetted children since its inception. They need more people addicted to ni****ne so they can keep making money. That's just how it is.

Tomorrow, celebrate World No To***co Day by sharing your quit journey or make the committment to quit ni****ne for good! 🚭

***coDay ***coExposed

05/28/2026

Don't let big to***co keep you in it's web of ni****ne addiction.

Are you ready to stop smoking or va**ng?
Simply call 1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669) or visit QuitNowIndiana.com.

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05/28/2026

Did you see this?!? Great news!

The results are in: 12.6 million FEWER packs of ci******es were sold in Indiana in the second half of 2025 following our work to increase the to***co tax. In addition, e-cigarette sales dropped an estimated 8.3%. This means fewer youth becoming addicted to ni****ne and better health for all.

04/30/2026

No Menthol Sunday is coming up!! What are your plans to advocate?!

No Menthol Sunday (NMS) is The Center for Black Health & Equity's annual call to action to highlight the detrimental impact of commercial menthol to***co products.

“We Are the Movement” reminds us that we have all we need to achieve a to***co-free future. Leadership of this movement exists in all of us.

Purchasing this limited edition NMS shirt shows your commitment to the movement and supports The Center's capacity building and community investment efforts.

Get yours now: NoMentholSunday.org

04/24/2026

On Wednesday, The American Lung Association released its annual State of the Air Report which found that nearly half of all children in the U.S. live in counties with unhealthy air quality levels.

Read the full report at the link below!

https://www.lung.org/research/sota

For 27 years, the American Lung Association has analyzed data from official air quality monitors to compile the "State of the Air" report. The more you learn about the air you breathe, the more you can protect your health and take steps to make the air cleaner and healthier.

How healthy is your air? Learn how where you live measures up when it comes to air pollution, smog and soot.

04/22/2026

Happy Earth Day! 🌎

Here are some facts about to***co and the environment from Truth Initiative. Stay informed on all the reasons why these products are harmful for humans AND mother nature!

E-ci******es not only pose substantial health risks to youth and young adults, but they also pose a significant environmental threat (see the Truth Initiative fact sheet on To***co and the Environment).

E-cigarette waste is potentially a more serious environmental threat than cigarette butts since e-ci******es introduce plastic, ni****ne salts, heavy metals, lead, mercury, and flammable lithium-ion batteries into waterways, soil, and to wildlife.

Unlike cigarette butts, e-cigarette waste won’t biodegrade even under severe conditions. E-ci******es left on the street eventually break down into microplastics and chemicals that flow into the storm drains to pollute our waterways and wildlife.

Learn more here ➡ https://truthinitiative.org/research-resources/harmful-effects-to***co/toxic-plastic-problem-e-cigarette-waste-and-environment

04/13/2026

To***co use is the leading cause of preventable death, disease and disability in the United States, killing nearly half a million people each year.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Office on Smoking and Health (OSH) is the federal government’s main office responsible for preventing and reducing to***co use. OSH leads national efforts to prevent kids from starting to use to***co and ni****ne products, reduce exposure to secondhand smoke and help people quit for good.

State and local health departments rely on OSH for funding, expertise and support to run to***co prevention programs in their communities.

Last year, OSH was effectively dismantled. Nearly all staff were terminated, and key to***co prevention activities were disrupted. As a result:

The impactful Tips from Former Smokers campaign was terminated;

Funding for state to***co control programs was stalled for months; and

Key public health research and reporting on to***co use slowed down.

These disruptions threaten decades of progress in reducing to***co use and create an opening for the to***co industry to ramp up to***co use across the country.

Congress must restore and fully staff CDC’s OSH so state programs have the support they need, comprehensive to***co use data collection can resume and proven programs to reduce to***co-related lung disease can move forward.

Join us in telling Congress to fully staff and restore the Office on Smoking and Health.

Urge your members of Congress to fully staff and restore the Office on Smoking and Health so we can better address to***co-related lung disease

02/18/2026

Public Health Advocates! We need your help. The Indiana legislature is hearing SB144 TOMORROW. This bill includes important public health provisions we support. However, as the bill advances, it is critical that lawmakers do not charge or penalize young people for the purchase, use or possession of to***co or va**ng products. We need YOU to sign this action alert and get your voices heard!

Why this matters:

-Penalizing youth for ni****ne addiction does not reduce to***co use
-It can lead to unintended involvement with the criminal justice system
-Evidence-based to***co prevention works best when accountability is placed on retailers and manufacturers, not young people
-Youth need prevention, education, and cessation support- not punishment

We support SB144 overall and believe it is strongest when it:

-Protects youth from addiction and long-term health harms
-Focuses enforcement on those who sell and market to***co products
-Avoids criminalizing young people struggling with addiction

Join us in urging Indiana lawmakers to please SUPPORT SB144, oppose provisions that charge youth for purchase, use or possession and keep Indiana’s youth to***co policy evidence-based and focused on health.

👇👇👇ACTION ALERT!

https://lung.quorum.us/campaign/SupportSB144⤵