Answers About Tobacco

TFN E-News Update / October 2024

NEW: CDC Releases Webpage on Nicotine Pouches Nicotine pouches have risen in popularity and sales, increasing from 126 million pouches in August 2019 to 808 million in March 2022. This product comes in many different flavors. The FDA has not approved any nicotine pouches to help people quit tobacco. Researchers need more information to understand […]

TFN E-News Update / September 2024

BRFSS data available on the Public Health Atlas through 2022 The Nebraska Public Health Atlas has been updated to include Nebraska Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data through 2022. BRFSS collects data on health-related risk behaviors and events, chronic health conditions, and use of preventive services providing valuable insights into tobacco use trends into […]

REGISTER NOW: 10/23/24 Coalition Meeting

Join us virtually for: TOBACCO FREE NEBRASKASTATE COALITION MEETING Wednesday, October 23, 20249:30-11:00 a.m. CT/8:30-10:00 a.m. MT The agenda will be shared as the meeting date gets closer. Tobacco Free Nebraska402-471-2101dhhs.tfn@nebraska.govdhhs.ne.gov/tfn402-471-2101dhhs.tfn@nebraska.gov Nebraska Tobacco Quitline1-800-QUIT-NOW (784-8669)1-855-DÈJELO-YA (335-3569)QuitNow.ne.gov

TFN E-News Update / August 2024

ARTICLE: Adult Smoking Cessation – United States, 2022 On July 25, 2024, the CDC released a tobacco-related article in the journal, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR): Adult Smoking Cessation — United States, 2022. In the article: No Limits Nebraska Updates MINI GRANTSMini Grant applications are now available for Nebraska youth! The grants are for […]

TFN E-News Update / July 2024

Nebraska Medicaid Expands Tobacco Cessation Coverage Effective July 1, 2024, Nebraska Medicaid expanded its tobacco cessation program to include group counseling. Tobacco cessation group counseling will be billed under the title “Intensive Counseling” using code 99407. This will cover the individual in a group counseling session that is longer than 10 minutes. Providers must use […]

TFN E-News Update / June 2024

New Counter Tobacco Evidence Summary:Oral Nicotine Products at the Point of Sale The term “Oral Nicotine Products” refers to a class of products that includes nicotine pouches, lozenges, discs, chews, gum, sticks, and other non-combustible products containing nicotine that is absorbed in the mouth. Some of the most widely known brands include ZYN, Velo and […]

TFN E-News Update / May 2024

Thank you for attending the 2024 Nebraska State Tobacco Control Conference! Nebraska Tobacco Quitline OfferingAdditional Free Quit Medication The Nebraska Tobacco Quitline is offering additional free quit medication through June 30, 2024, to Nebraskans trying to quit tobacco. The Quitline is offering participants quit medication containing a one-time shipment of a two-week supply of nicotine […]

TFN E-News Update / April 2024

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report: State Medicaid Coverage for Tobacco Cessation Treatments and Barriers to Accessing Treatments — United States, 2018–2022 On April 11, 2024, the CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health and the American Lung Association released a tobacco-related article in the journal, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report titled, “State Medicaid Coverage for Tobacco […]

TFN E-News Update / March 2024

HHS Announces New Smoking Cessation Framework to Support Quitting On March 8, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services unveiled a new framework to accelerate smoking cessation and reduce smoking- and cessation-related disparities. This action is part of a broader Department-wide effort to advance the Biden Cancer Moonshot goal of reducing the death […]

TFN E-News Update / February 2024

CDC’s Tips From Former Smokers® Launches New Ads to Encourage People to Quit Smoking The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Tips From Former Smokers® (Tips®) campaign launched on Feb. 5, 2024, with new ads to encourage people to quit smoking. This year, seven new people are featured in the ads sharing their stories about […]