Baltimore County Department of Health 6401 York Road, 3rd Floor Baltimore, MD 21212-2130 Email: substanceabuse@baltimorecountymd.gov
Phone: 410-887-3395 Toll Free: 1-888-887-0123 TTY Users call Maryland Relay at 1-800-735-2258
Provides education and assistance to local individuals and groups regarding tobacco use, prevention, and cessation. - Prevent minors from tobacco use
- Protect residents from secondhand smoke
- Eliminate disparities related to tobacco use and its effect on different populations
- Help residents quit smoking
- Smoking has been implicated in causing: lung cancer, heart disease, emphysema, stomach ulcers, and other illnesses.
- Secondhand smoke causes illnesses to those who do not smoke.
- Nicotine is more addictive than alcohol or cocaine.
- Smoking is costly.
Back to top Call Maryland's QuitLine at 1-800-Quit-Now (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. Back to top Back to top Revised June 10, 2009 |