Teen Smoking

Youth Smoking
Tobacco Use Among Youth fact sheet.

The Path To Smoking Addiction Starts at Very Young Ages fact sheet.

Unleash Your C - The purpose of Unleash Your C (Unleash Your Choice) is to provide an engaging and informative environment designed exclusively for youth to learn the power of the choices they make in their lives. Choices have consequences, especially where tobacco is concerned.

Kick Butts
Today's youth activists have chosen to STAND OUT... SPEAK UP... and SEIZE CONTROL to fight against Big Tobacco and the youth action center has the tools to help. Take action - from finding out more about Big Tobacco's lies and manipulation to working on local and national tobacco policy issues. Hear from youth across the country about how to get involved, recruit other activists, stage your own street advocacy events and make sure that people take notice.

Maine Tobacco HelpLine – Supportive, confidential, free phone support for those thinking about quitting or who want to quit using tobacco. TEEN Helpline # 1-800-NEW-CHOICE

American Lung Association – Answers to questions about quitting, what happens to the body when you quit, and practical solutions to help you quit.

Become An EX - EX is a free quit plan that will help you stop smoking. Its not about why to quit, its all about HOW. Created by medical experts and tested by real smokers.

Quitting Smoking: Why To Quit and How To Get Help – From the National Cancer Institute – health problems caused by smoking, immediate and long-term benefits of quitting smoking, and other common questions associated with smoking, health, treatment medications, and how to quit.

Smoking Cessation Health Center – Get strategies and skills for quitting, and plan your quit strategy by using the U.S. Surgeon General’s five keys for quitting.

Helping a Smoker Quit: Do’s and Don’ts – Don’t feel helpless – The American Cancer Society provides tips for friends and family to helped loved ones through the process of quitting.

American Legacy Foundation: Building a World Where Young People Reject Tobacco and Anyone Can Quit
The American Legacy Foundation has two goals - to arm all young people with the knowledge and tools to reject tobacco, and to eliminate disparities in access to tobacco prevention and cessation services. Check out their web site for programs, research and resources.

For Parents and Educators

How Parents Can Protect Their Kids From Becoming Addicted Smokers fact sheet.

Creating and Maintaining a Tobacco Free School Policy - In the spring of 2007, the Maine Legislature passed legislation that tightens the law regarding tobacco use on school grounds. The statute now reads, “Tobacco use in the buildings or on the grounds of any elementary or secondary school is prohibited.” This means that there is no tobacco use by anyone—students, staff or visitors—on school grounds at any time, 365 days per year.

How Schools Can Help Students Stay Tobacco-Free fact sheet.

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Funding is provided with tobacco settlement money from the Fund for a Healthy Maine, through the Partnership For A Tobacco-Free Maine, Bureau of Health, Department of Human Services.