Breathe Easy SC

05/03/2026

Smoking can harm your oral health…. Let thank sit…

Using to***co products like ci******es, ci**rs, and smokeless products like dip/chew is a major risk factor for oral cancer, gum disease, and other oral health problems. Smoking or using smokeless to***co products also increases the risk of head and neck cancers. Get free, 24/7 quit support from the SC To***co Quitline. Call 1-800-QUIT-NOW, text ‘READY’ to 34191, or visit quitnow.net/southcarolina.

Youth and young people ages 13-26 can get free va**ng quit support from LiveVapeFree.com. Text ‘VAPEFREE’ to 873373. Find more quit support options at dph.sc.gov/to***co.

For information on oral cancer, visit: dph.sc.gov/oralhealth.

05/03/2026

Open Conversations: 1 in 5 teens in SC currently vape….

04/24/2026

Join us on May 7 at the National Portrait Gallery & Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C. for our 2026 Youth Advocates of the Year Awards, honoring extraordinary young leaders and public health champions from the U.S. and around the world.

We look forward to coming together with our partners and supporters for an evening of inspiration and community.

Learn more at awards.to***cofreekids.org

04/24/2026

New data published by the CDC Foundation underscore that flavors are a major driver of e-cigarette use among youth and young adults. These data demonstrate why it would be a serious mistake for the FDA to authorize more flavored e-ci******es.

Key findings include:
• Nearly all (92.5%) youth and young adults who have ever used e-ci******es started with a flavored product.
• The most common e-cigarette flavors currently used by youth and young adults are fruit, candy/dessert/sweets, mint and menthol.

These data provide fresh evidence to support the FDA’s longstanding position that flavored e-ci******es pose a substantial risk to young people, including promoting initiation and continued use of e-ci******es.

Read our full statement:
https://www.to***cofreekids.org/press-releases/2026_04_23_new-data-highlight-role-of-flavors-in-driving-e-cigarette-use

04/21/2026

Join our SC To***co Free Partners for Roundtable on Friday, April 24th!

Date: Friday, April 24th
Time: 10:00am
Topic: "Let's Grind and Leave Menthol Behind"
Speaker: Jasmine Hooper, Equity Strategies and Partnerships Manager, Voices for Healthy Kids, American Heart Association

Please visit http://www.smokefreesc.org/to***copartnersroundtable
to register and learn about the current status of to***co prevention and control at the state and federal level.

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/-C-vWWopSgeC4imynfRlrw #/registration

04/21/2026

With African American To***co Control Leadership Council – I just got recognized as one of their top fans! 🎉

04/19/2026

Smokefree SC is excited to promote the annual youth va**ng conference for South Carolina teens. This conference is youth-led and planned. Members from the Pickens County Youth Board and the Orangeburg F.I.R.E Squad Youth Coalition have planned the agenda and will be leading the breakout sessions.

Conference Information:
Middle & High School (Grades 6th-12th)
Wednesday, April 30, 2026
9:00AM-2:00PM

The River Center at Saluda Shoals
5605 Bush River Road
Columbia, SC 29212

Tickets are FREE, but you must register in advance!

Click here to register:
https://www.bhspickens.com/eth2026/

Interested in becoming a sponsor for this event?
Here is the link:
https://www.smokefreesc.org/_files/ugd/081748_2a8c7a28f5184969b44fce8812c8b7bc.pdf

Email Terra with any questions.
terra@smokefreesc.org

04/18/2026

Apply!

04/16/2026

We’re excited to announce that our 2026 Group Youth Advocates of the Year Award goes to FIRE Squad of South Carolina, represented by Jeremiah Morgan, Synaya Thompson and PJ Hubbard.

Members of FIRE Squad – the Fearless Individuals Reaching Excellence Youth Coalition – are united by a common mission: protecting their peers and communities from to***co and ni****ne addiction. These young leaders have worked to reduce youth to***co use in their South Carolina communities, successfully advocating for an ordinance in Orangeburg that restricts to***co retailers near schools and other youth-centered spaces.

We look forward to honoring FIRE Squad and other inspirational young leaders and public health champions at our 2026 Youth Advocates of the Year Awards.

Learn more at awards.to***cofreekids.org/

04/16/2026

FIRE SQUAD 2026 Group Youth Advocates of the Year!!!! National Recognition for our Great Advocates and Community Champions !!!

We’re excited to announce that our 2026 Group Youth Advocates of the Year Award goes to FIRE Squad of South Carolina, represented by Jeremiah Morgan, Synaya Thompson and PJ Hubbard.

Members of FIRE Squad – the Fearless Individuals Reaching Excellence Youth Coalition – are united by a common mission: protecting their peers and communities from to***co and ni****ne addiction. These young leaders have worked to reduce youth to***co use in their South Carolina communities, successfully advocating for an ordinance in Orangeburg that restricts to***co retailers near schools and other youth-centered spaces.

We look forward to honoring FIRE Squad and other inspirational young leaders and public health champions at our 2026 Youth Advocates of the Year Awards.

Learn more at awards.to***cofreekids.org/