Operation TACTIC (Teens Against Chewing Tobacco in the Community) is a participation program of education and advocacy on the dangers of smokeless tobacco for youth. This program is especially good for elementary through high school aged children, but contains information and statistics that are also useful to adults. It tells the real story of a 31-year-old Ohio man who died in 2002 of cancer after using smokeless tobacco since the age of 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.

Did you know that the average age of first-time users of smokeless tobacco is 10 years old? Did you know that female youth are turning to smokeless tobacco as a means to lose or control weight?

American Cancer Society 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

Click here for an order form or call the ODA at 1.800.282.1526. Learn the facts! The Operation T.A.C.T.I.C. program module and video has been revised, and is now available in two formats: Program module and video, and CD-ROM (which includes all program materials and the video).

The concept of smokeless tobacco as "harm reduction" or a safe alternative
to smoking cigarettes is refuted by numerous reputable agencies and health
professionals.

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Would you like a dentist to help present a program on the oral health risks
of smokeless tobacco use to your school or community? Contact liz@oda.org to
coordinate this presentation. Please note we do need 2-3 months advance
notice for this.