Crave the Change has been working to reduce tobacco’s harm and curb tobacco use across Central Minnesota for over 10 years. We concentrate our work in Benton, Crow Wing, Morrison, Stearns, Sherburne, Todd and Wadena Counties. We also work with partners throughout the state to advance efforts to decrease tobacco’s harm all across Minnesota.
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Last year was an exciting year for tobacco policies in Minnesota! In May, Edina became the first city in Minnesota to raise the tobacco sales age to 21 years old followed by Bloomington, Plymouth and St. Louis Park. St. Cloud also passed a resolution recommending that the state legislature pass a Tobacco 21 policy, and Robbinsdale passed a resolution to consider Tobacco 21 sometime in 2018.
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Crave the Change strives to reduce tobacco’s harm in Central Minnesota. Our focus areas are: policy change to keep kids from starting to use tobacco, reducing secondhand smoke exposure, and helping people who use tobacco quit.
of addicted smokers start before age 21
smoking-related deaths in Minnesota each year
annual excess health care costs in Minnesota each year caused by smoking
deaths are due to tobacco use
Tobacco is still a problem all across the state and here in Central Minnesota.
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Nearly 95% of addicted smokers start by the time they turn 21.
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No level of secondhand smoke exposure is safe.
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The long-term impact of e-cigarette use is unknown.
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Crave the Change works with partners throughout the state to decrease tobacco’s harm.
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Let’s keep today’s kids from becoming tomorrow’s tobacco statistics.
Learn more Reducing secondhand exposure to smoke and e-cigarette vapor.
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You can quit…we can help!
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