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Tobacco/Cancer
All five Mid-Shore counties have youth tobacco use rates higher than Maryland, and a higher percent of females who smoke during pregnancy. Factors that are typically associated with rural areas, such as lower income and education levels, higher unemployment, and a lack of coordinated services contribute to these inequities. Stakeholders have committed to develop a multi-jurisdictional plan to leverage scarce resources, coordinate communications, and integrate referrals to clinical and community-based prevention and treatment services.
Resources
Vaping and Addiction Information and Resources:
The Center for Tobacco Prevention and Control Homepage and Resources: Maryland tobacco and vaping statistics and additional local and federal resources.
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Quick Facts on the Risks of E-cigarettes for Kids, Teens, and Young Adults - CDC facts on vaping and addiction. ‘Where Can I Learn More’ section located towards the bottom of the landing page lists additional cessation programs and educational resources on vaping and quitting.
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Key Vape Resources Page - Assorted resources for parents, educators, and youth via the Center for Tobacco Prevention and Control
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https://live-in-color.org/ - Information and resources for tobacco and vape use among the Black, Latino/a/x and LGBTQ+ population
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https://teen.smokefree.gov/quit-vaping - Information and resources for teens and other populations for quitting and staying vape free
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The Vape Experiment Help youth go vape free: Access to downloadable toolkits and posters from this site can be found here.
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Cessation Programs and Support
https://smokingstopshere.com/ - Maryland Quitline, call 1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669); text 34191 or enroll online for free resources and specialized programs to support any Marylander’s journey to quit tobacco and vaping.
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Text-based quitting support for ages 13-17 via the Live Vape Free program: Text “READY” to 873-373
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Stanford Medicine: You and Me, Together Vape Free - evidence-based prevention curriculum and Stanford Medicine: Healthy Futures -
Alternative-to-School-Suspension program
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CATCH - Evidence-based youth vape prevention program.
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https://truthinitiative.org/thisisquitting - Youth and young adult focused program for quitting; Teens and young adults can join for free by texting DITCHVAPE to 88709
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