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Quitting tobacco will improve the health, finances, self-esteem and everyday life of the tobacco user– immediately and over the long term – in ways you may never have imagined. Communities make a difference! All indoor public places in Maine are free from secondhand smoke. Residents and visitors enjoy clean, healthy air in train stations, airports, information and visitor centers, restaurants, malls, and movie theaters. Our children are protected against secondhand smoke in cars, in indoor spaces, and in undesignated outdoor areas. Signs around Maine and in high-traffic tourist areas proudly promote the state’s smoke-free status and support our goal of making Maine the healthiest state in the nation.

 

Surgeon Generals Report on Secondhand Smoke: http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/news/speeches/06272006a.html

Click here for a summary of Maine Tobacco Laws: http://tobaccofreemaine.org/breathe_easy/documents/25-100-09LawSummary.pdf

 

How to create a workplace smoking policy:

http://www.healthymainepartnerships.org/pdfs/Good_Work/section_1_3.pdf

 

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

http://www.becomeanex.org/ - 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.

 
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.