Success Stories

Wanted: Your Success Stories

Are you a quitter? If so, we'd like to hear from you!

We're looking for some success stories to share, to help encourage others who are on their journey to a smoke-free, tobacco-free life. While it's not required, we're especially interested in those who've been helped by the Alabama Tobacco Quitline!

Also, we're looking for stories involving secondhand smoke. If you're not a smoker, but are surrounded by friends and/or family who smoked, and you've helped them quit, reach out to us with your story!

Finally, smoke-free success stories aren't just about individuals --- they can be about the schools, businesses, and public facilities that are looking out for our health by making their space smoke-free. If you work in such a space and want to share how it came about and how it has impacted your community, let us know!

If you have a story to share, please email Tracie Cole for more information!

Success Stories highlight worksites and organizations around Alabama who have been successful in making their businesses smoke-free. Research shows that smoke-free environments are good for health and good for business. Smoke-free worksites policies generally result in lower maintenance costs, lower insurance premiums, and lower rates of absenteeism and lost productivity.

These stories prove a smoke-free policy is good for both businesses and their employees. 

• James Martin, ADPH PHA 8 Administrator
• Lisa Hamidi, Alabama Tobacco Quitline
• Tori Howell, Alabamaquitnow.com
• Steven Melton, Alabamaquitnow.com

Alabama - Business Has Never Been Healthier

Bar and restaurant owners and operators in communities across Alabama were concerned about how local non-smoking ordinances would affect their businesses. They were pleased to find no harm to business after the bans were implemented. Alabamians prefer a non-smoking environment and as a result, the business owners gained customers - even the smokers came back. Customers realized how great the food and atmosphere was without the smoke. Watch how these Alabama businesses have never been healthier. For more information about the impact of smoke-free policies on restaurants and bars visit CDC Foundation.