Tobacco

The Tobacco Treatment Services Guide has served as a valuable tool for both healthcare professionals and the general public in identifying where intensive tobacco counseling can be found. It also serves as the main resource for the Maine Tobacco HelpLine staff to link callers to their local community services. The new guide will include not only hospital-based tobacco treatment services as in the past, but now also will include services that are open to the general public that are based in mental health agencies, substance abuse counseling agencies, community health centers, community-based entities and free-standing programs delivered by Certified Tobacco Treatment Specialists. ~

The American Cancer Society (ACS) is a nationwide, community-based voluntary health organization. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the ACS has state divisions and more than 3,400 local offices. Learn more about ACS, what we do, and our plans for the future by going to our website.

Campaign For Tobacco Free Kids - Tobacco VS Kids:~Where American Draws the LineDid you know that: More than 5 million children alive today will die prematurely from smoking-related illnesses? Nearly every adult who smokes (almost 90 percent) took his or her first puff at or before the age of 18? Or, that increasing tobacco taxes is an effective way to prevent and reduce smoking, especially among kids? These research findings and statistics, outlined on fact sheets and in a series of ongoing research reports, can be found here in our Research Center. Whether you are wondering which brands of cigarettes teens prefer, or how much the tobacco industry spends on advertising its products, chances are you will find it here.www.tobaccofreekids.org/

On our website you will also find valuable cancer-related information of all kinds. For the general public, patients, and health professionals, we offer consumer-oriented information on a wide range of topics as well as comprehensive descriptions of our research programs and clinical trials. Scientists will find detailed information on specific areas of research interest and funding opportunities.www.cancer.gov/

The Partnership For A Tobacco-Free Maine (PTM) is the Maine Bureau of Health program responsible for tobacco prevention and control throughout Maine. Its mission is to reduce death and disability from tobacco use among Maine citizens by creating an environment supportive of a tobacco-free life.www.tobaccofreemaine.org

You should stop smoking. It's the most important thing you can do to improve your health. Create your own quit smoking plan, get quitting tips and advice from expert counselors, get support from the QuitNet community, learn from our science-based smoking cessation resources, get help when you need it and have fun!

These guidelines from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services includes the latest counseling and medical approaches to smoking cessation.

The You Can Quit Smoking kit is a one-stop source for information to help smokers become tobacco-free. It contains guideline products designed specifically for consumers that are available in English, Spanish, and easy-to-read formats. Information in the kit is based on evidence from research on treatments and counseling that help patients quit using tobacco.www.surgeongeneral.gov/tobacco/