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Tobacco Use Prevention & Cessation Program provides education and assistance to local individuals and groups regarding tobacco use, prevention, and cessation. - Preventing kids tobacco use
- Protecting people from secondhand smoke
- Eliminating disparities related to tobacco use and its effect on different populations
- Helping people quit smoking
- Smoking has been implicated in causing: Lung Cancer, Heart Disease, Emphysema, Stomach Ulcers and other illnesses.
- Smoking is costly, the money spent on tobacco can be used for positive things.
- Nicotine is more addictive than alcohol or cocaine.
- Secondhand smoke causes illnesses to those who do not smoke.
Back to top Call Maryland's new QuitLine at 1-800-Quit-Now or 1-800-784-8669, or visit the QuitLine web site. The QuitLine hours are 8 a.m. to midnight, 7 days a week. English and Spanish speaking representatives are available. | Before You Quit | When You Quit | Long Term | | Pick a Quit Date. | Remove all cigarettes and ashtrays from house. | Reward yourself. | | Tell your friends, coworkers, and family what you are doing. | Cut down coffee and alcohol. | Celebrate Milestones. | | Get nicotine replacement (gum, patches, inhalers, etc., if desired). | Drink lots of water. | See yourself as a Non-Smoker. | | Cut down on smoking to ease the transition to no nicotine. | Chew sugarless gum or candy. | Seek support of other quitters. | Know why and when you smoke and look for healthy alternatives. | Keep busy & Exercise more. | Spend the money you have saved. |
Back to top Revised February 5, 2008 |
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