Community Involvement
Operation TACTIC is a program that educates youth and adults about the dangers of smokeless tobacco.
Operation TACTIC (Teens Against Chewing Tobacco in the Community) is an educational program about the dangers of smokeless tobacco. The program is especially good for elementary through high school children, but also contains information and statistics that are useful to adults. It tells the very real story of an Ohio man who died at the young age of 31 from cancer after using smokeless tobacco since he was 13.
View clips from the compelling video, Let’s Get Real About Smokeless Tobacco. Please allow time for your system’s video player to fully download the file.
The Operation TACTIC program module and video are available in three formats: program module and video, CD-ROM and DVD (which include all program materials and video). Click here for an order form or call the ODA at 614-486-2700.
The American Cancer Society has facts on smokeless tobacco and tips on how to quit.
- Click here for tips to reduce smokeless tobacco use.
- Click here for more statistics and facts on smokeless tobacco.
The concept of smokeless tobacco as “harm reduction” or a safe alternative to smoking cigarettes is refuted by numerous reputable agencies and health professionals. Read what others have to say.
Would you like a dentist to present a program on the oral health risks of smokeless tobacco to your school or community? Contact laura@oda.org to coordinate a presentation. Please contact at least 2-3 months in advance.