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Below are Baltimore area tobacco cessation and smoking prevention resources. Click the hyperlinked web address for transportation information and a map from Miracle City Church to each service. General information about tobacco cessation can be found below the listed resources.

Cease Baltimore Initiative (South West Baltimore)
The Cease Baltimore Initiative aims to reduce tobacco use and promote healthy living in Southwest Baltimore though programming and partnerships with other initiatives.

Cease Baltimorec/o Fusion Partners, Inc
1601 N. Guilford Ave 2 South
​
Baltimore, MD 21202
(443) 814-9145
 
Services: Free for participants
-Tobacco cessation classes held for six weeks
-Optional six-week relapse prevention class
 
Eligibility: Registration for classes

For more information: http://ceasebaltimore.org/

 
Chase-Brexton Health Services, Inc.
Chase-Brexton Health Services, Inc. aims to provide healthcare to a wide variety of individuals in order to improve the situation of the overall community.

Chase-Brexton Health Care at Anne Arundel County
200 Hospital Drive, Suite 300, Glen Burnie, MD 21061
(410) 837-2050, ext. 2617
 
Services: Free for participants
  • Tobacco cessation classes held every Monday for six weeks
  • Nicotine patches lozenges
 
Eligibility: Registration

For more information:http://chasebrexton.org/index.php
 
 
 
Paul’s Place
The goal of Paul's Place is to improve the quality of life in the Southwest Baltimore community by providing programs and services to individuals and families.

1118 Ward Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21230
(410) 625-0775
 
Services:
  • Five week program for group smoking cessation with 2 month supply of patches
  • Narcotics Anonymous
  • Nurse’s clinics
 
Eligibility: Registration
For more information: http://paulsplaceoutreach.org
 

American Lung Association in Maryland (Inner Harbor)            
Aims to prevent lung disease and improve overall lung health in Maryland communities

211 East Lombard St, #260
Baltimore, MD 21202
(202) 747-5541
 
Services:       
  • Lung Force Expo/ free
  • Freedom From Smoking/ free to low-income individuals
 
Eligibility: Desire to quit  smoking regardless of number of attempts

For more information:
  • Website: www.lung.org/...associations/maryland.html
  • Email address: lungmd@lunginfo.org
 
MDQuit Resource Center

Connecting individuals to health professionals with the goal of sharing best practices of reducing tobacco use

(410) 455-3628
 
Services:
  • Best-Practice Tobacco Cessation Advice
  • Extensive Self-Help Intervention Information Section based on recent research
  • Information on the Maryland Quitline: 1-800-QUIT-NOW
  • Four free telephone sessions
  • Free nicotine replacement therapy, 12-week supply

Eligibility: Free to all

For more information: http://mdquit.org/
 

Baltimore County Department of Health
 
6401 York Road, Third Floor
​Baltimore, Maryland 21212

(410) 887-3456
 
Services: Free for participants
  • Smoking cessation services
  • Month’s supply of nicotine patches with enrollment in a cessation course
 
Eligibility: Free for participants
 
For more information: http://health.baltimorecity.gov/health-resources-topic/tobacco-smoking-cessation



Additional Information about Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Cessation


Health Effects of Tobacco use.
 
Smoking and the use of other tobacco products can cause many diseases for not only the user, but also the people around him or her through secondhand smoke. The smoke from tobacco contains many toxins, irritants and carcinogens that are extremely harmful to the lungs. Other substances and forms of tobacco such as marijuana, cigars, and smokeless tobacco also cause the some of the same issues as cigarettes, and others. Alternatives to traditional smoking, such as electronic cigarettes are not necessarily better. Effects of E-cigarettes are not yet known, and could potentially be as harmful as traditional ones.
 
What’s in a cigarette
 
Cigarettes contain about 600 ingredients, which include about 70 poisonous chemicals known to cause cancer. When ignited, cigarettes emit over 7,000 chemicals. Examples of these are acetone- which is found in nail polish remover, arsenic- which is used in rat poison, hexamine - which is found in barbeque lighter fluid, lead, formaldehyde, tar, and many more. Many of these chemicals can be found in other products, however those products contain warning labels and tobacco smoke does not.
 
Impact of Tobacco
 
Tobacco has a disproportionate effect on certain populations. 201,700 women in the United States die from cigarette smoking every year, and smoking causes 80% of lung cancer deaths for women in the United States.
 
Tobacco marketing plays a serious role in the effect of tobacco use in America. In the latest data collection from 2012, $9.168 billion dollars were spent by the tobacco industry to draw in customers through marketing techniques that targeted specific populations, particularly young customers.
 
There are targeted marketing schemes towards certain “priority populations”, with brands such as Rio, Dorado, and American Spirit being marketed towards Hispanic, American Indian, and Alaska Native communities. African-American populations have also been targeted, and data has shown that there were 2.6 times as many tobacco advertisements per person in African-American neighborhoods than in white neighborhoods.
 
Kids and Smoking
 
Most of those who currently smoke began smoking when they were less than 18 years old. Many influences, including parents, peer pressure, and aggressive marketing schemes, can trigger a smoking problem. Parents have an opportunity to set a positive example by not smoking and by educating their children about its dangerous effects. It is critical to prevent smoking in young people because those who begin smoking when very young are more likely to have a severe addiction than those who begin smoking later in life.
 
Citations:
  • Health Effects. (n.d.). Retrieved March 25, 2016, from http://www.lung.org/stop-smoking/smoking-facts/health-effects.html
  • Impact of Tobacco Use. (n.d.). Retrieved March 25, 2016, from http://www.lung.org/stop-smoking/smoking-facts/impact-of-tobacco-use.html
  • Kids and Smoking. (n.d.). Retrieved March 25, 2016, from http://www.lung.org/stop-smoking/smoking-facts/kids-and-smoking.html
  • What's In a Cigarette? (n.d.). Retrieved March 25, 2016, from http://www.lung.org/stop-smoking/smoking-facts/whats-in-a-cigarette.html