South Carolina Tobacco Collaborative

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Smoke Free Horry

Welcome

The Mission of the B.R.E.A.T.H.E. Coalition is to provide education to citizens on the hazards of tobacco use to encourage a tobacco free Horry County.

SOUTH CAROLINA STATISTICS - Toll of Tobacco

• $854 million is the price tag of SC’s annual healthcare costs caused by smoking
• $307 million is the amount of healthcare costs that are covered by Medicaid
• $485 is your tax burden from smoking-related government expenditures
• $1.67 million is how much South Carolina loses each year because of lost productivity from smoking

Source: Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids

SOUTH CAROLINA TOBACCO QUITLINE
1-800-QUIT-NOW
Quit For Keeps

A FREE comprehensive tobacco treatment service for all South Carolina residents featuring phone and Internet counseling.

You will talk with a trained tobacco treatment specialist who will assist you in your quit attempt.

Available 8 a.m. to midnight, seven days a week.