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It's Quitting Time!
According to the federal Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), cigarette smoking is the leading preventable cause of death in the United States, responsible for 443,000 deaths annually. An estimated 49,000 deaths are the result of secondhand smoke exposure. In Anne Arundel County, about 1 in 5 adults and teens smokes. No wonder lung cancer is the County's leading cancer killer.
What can you do to quit or help someone you know quit smoking?
- Order or download a FREE Quit Smoking Kit or call the Learn To Live Line at 410-222-7979 for information on any of the following resources.
- Send a friend an e-mail about the dangers of cigars. This page provides information about cigars and how they are just as addictive as cigarettes and are not a safe alternative.
- Order or download FREE quit smoking referral cards. Distribute them in your community to encourage people to seek more information about our quit smoking classes and information.
- Sign up for a quit smoking class. People 18 or older who live, work or attend school in Anne Arundel County can get free help to quit smoking. The following programs offer free counseling and quit smoking aids. You must attend counseling sessions to receive quit smoking aids.
Anne Arundel Medical Center
Health Sciences Institute
2000 Medical Parkway
Annapolis, MD 21401
Smoking Cessation Classes
6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Start Dates are:
March 7, 2012
May 3, 2012
July 11, 2012
September 13, 2012
Call to register or for more information, 443-481-4000 or 1-800-MD-NURSE.
www.aamcevents.com
Baltimore Washington Medical Center
Tate Cancer Center
301 Hospital Drive
Glen Burnie, MD 21061
Smoking Cessation Classes
6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Start Dates are:
March 13, 2012
May 8, 2012
Call to register or for more information, 410-787-4367.
www.mybwmc.org
Harbor Hospital LifeResource Center
2990 South Hanover Street
Baltimore, MD 21225
Smoking Cessation Classes
6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Start Dates are:
April 5, 2012
September 20, 2012
Call to register or for more information, 410-350-2563.
www.harborhospital.org/classes
Owensville Primary Care
134 Owensville Road
West River, MD 20778
Smoking Cessation Classes
6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Start Dates are:
April 5, 2012
Call to register or for more information, 410-867-4700.
More Resources
- Call or go to the Maryland Tobacco Quitline at 1-800-QUIT-NOW. This resource provides FREE quit smoking counseling services over the phone and nicotine replacement therapy by mail. Support is available in English and Spanish.
- Get support to get you through the day. Sign up for a free mobile service from the National Cancer Institute that provides 24/7 encouragement, advice and tips to help smokers stop smoking for good. Click here for more information. SmokefreeTXT can be used in conjunction with free quit smoking classes and the Maryland Tobacco Quitline.
- Help kids say no to tobacco. It's vital to teach kids early to avoid cigarettes and chewing tobacco. The Learn To Live campaign's Smoking Stinks! program offers free materials, such as posters, stickers and education booklets, plus speakers for youth and adult groups. For parents, the Smoke-Free Kids Activity Kit gives you tips on raising smoke-free kids. For teens who already smoke, check out the interactive online Quit Smoking Kit that can help them stop smoking on their own.
- Save Yourself and Your Family from Secondhand Smoke! Secondhand smoke is harmful to your family and is associated with several illnesses. Learn six ways to protect your family today. Order or download a free copy of Save Yourself and Your Family from Secondhand Smoke.
The award-winning Roadmap to Quitting workbook can be viewed and printed as a PDF document. You need Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your system to view the documents. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat
Reader, click here to download.
Hot Links!
View these websites for more information about smoking cessation.
Smokers and Asthmatics 19-64 Years Old, Get Immunized Against Pneumococcal Disease (PDF).
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