Quitting Success
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

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

Education

The Health Effects of Secondhand Smoke - Secondhand smoke is a health hazard for all people: it is harmful to both children and adults, and to both women and men. It is harmful to nonsmokers whether they are exposed in their homes, their vehicles, their workplaces, or in enclosed public places. Read what the Surgeon Generals Reported on Secondhand Smoke.

Maine Laws and Rules Related to Secondhand Smoke

Creating a Smoke-Free Workplace - A smoke-free workplace is a very good idea, for a lot of reasons.

Information for Special Populations and Smoking Data - The following identifiable segments of the population are uniquely and unfairly targeted by the millions of dollars spent in Maine by the tobacco industry: LGBT, Native Americans, Chronic Disease Patients, Behavioral Health, Pregnant Women, New Americans & Immigrants, Low Income / Education, Gender Differences and Tobacco Use, Young Adults, Youth.

Tobacco Free Maine
Tobacco Free Maine provides information designed to teach prevention for parents, educators, communities, providers, and workplaces.

American Lung Association of Maine
The American Lung Association of Maine fights lung disease through research, legislation, and education. Our work impacts every Maine community and we are proud to say that nearly 90% of our funds stay in our state. The remainder is used to support nationwide education, research and public policy programs. We are not a state agency and we do not rely on state funds. The American Lung Association of Maine is supported by private donations and volunteers – people just like you. Together, we can help to improve lung health for the people of Maine.