Through With Chew Week (TWCW) was established in 1989 by the American Academy of Otolaryngology — Head and Neck Surgery, Inc. It is an educational campaign to decrease spit tobacco use and increase awareness of the negative health effects of using these products. TWCW is held the third full week of February each year. In 2008, the dates will be February 17-23. The Great American Spit Out (GASpO) is held on Thursday the 21st. Dedicating a day towards quitting will encourage and support those who wish to discontinue their spit tobacco habit. For more information about conducting your own Through With Chew Week, log onto www.throughwithchew.com.

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NSTEP Announces 2007 Slogan Contest Winner

Blake Wargo, a 10-year-old Little League Baseball player from Milton, PA, won the 2007 slogan contest with "Make the smart call...no tobacco at all." Read More!

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Spit Tobacco Grades Add Up to a Dismal "D"

Oral Health America's NSTEP grades states on high school male spit tobacco use and state excise taxes--the result is a national "D" grade. Read More»

Spit Tobacco Report Card

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Save the Date! National Summit on Spit and Smokeless Tobacco

Who: Hosted by Rural Health Projects, Inc./NwAHEC

What: Prevent and reduce spit and smokeless tobacco use.

When: March 4, 5 & 6, 2008

Where: Cox Convention Center, Oklahoma City, OK

Contact: kkschneider@nwsou.edu