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Quit Smoking Help

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


Tobacco Use Prevention & Cessation Program
Provides education and assistance to local individuals and groups regarding tobacco use, prevention, and cessation.

Activities

  • 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

Reasons To Quit

  • 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.

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Free Quit Smoking Help! 

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.

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Self Help Materials
American Cancer Society
8219 Town Center Drive
White Marsh, MD 21236
Phone: 1-800-227-2345
American Heart Association         
415 N. Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: 410-560-2120

American Lung Association
Executive Plaza I
11350 McCormick Road, Suite 600
Hunt Valley, MD  21031
Phone: 410-560-2120

Baltimore City Department of Health
1001 E. Fayette Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
Phone: 410-396-1438



*  The listings above are for educational assistance only. No endorsement of any program is intended. 

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Revised June 10, 2009


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