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AUSTIN PUBLIC HEALTH Tobacco use causes more deaths than AIDS, crack, heroin, cocaine, alcohol, car accidents, fire, suicide, and murder–combined. AUSTIN PUBLIC HEALTH More than 1 in 6 adults in Travis County are still smoking or - [Tobacco-Free Housing](https://www.livetobaccofreeaustin.org/tobacco-free-housing/) - Everyone has the right to breathe tobacco-free air, including in their homes. Use this map to find tobacco-free and smoke-free properties in the community. We also have templates to make it as easy as possible. For FREE technical assistance to make your property smoke- or tobacco-free, contact us. Owners / OperatorsResidents Owners / Operators Did - [Tobacco-Free Events](https://www.livetobaccofreeaustin.org/tobacco-free-events/) - Interested in hosting a tobacco-free event? We’re here to help! Learn how to plan your smoke-free and electronic cigarette-free event with our toolkit. Please email us at ltfa@austintexas.gov for toolkit access or technical assistance with planning. Smoke and Electronic Cigarette-Free Events toolkit We also have signs that can be borrowed for smoke-free events. To borrow - [Tobacco-Free Workplaces](https://www.livetobaccofreeaustin.org/tobacco-free-workplaces/) - Interested in a tobacco-free workplace? We offer FREE help! We can walk you through from learning more about how a tobacco-free policy would help your workplace to implementing a policy. We also have templates to make it as easy as possible. Contact us to learn more! Tobacco-free Workplaces - [LGBTQ2IA+](https://www.livetobaccofreeaustin.org/lgbtq2ia/) - En Español Looking to change your relationship with tobacco? The National Cancer Institute has FREE resources to help with quitting smoking: Sign up for SmokefreeTXT by texting AUSTIN to 47848 quitSTART is a free app. Learn more and how to download here. 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