​RESOURCES

Information for Smokers and Their Families 

• Maryland Tobacco Quitline: 1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669) – free, 24/7 tobacco use counseling for Marylanders ages 13 years and older
• BecomeAnEx.org – a free smoking cessation program for pregnant and non-pregnant patients
• BeTobaccoFree.gov – information from the Department of Health and Human Services about tobacco, its health effects, and quit resources for both providers and patients
• Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Division of Reproductive Health – information and resources for expectant mothers to stop smoking
• How Tobacco Smoke Causes Disease: What It Means to You– an easy-to-read booklet summarizing the Surgeon General’s 2010 report about the dangers of tobacco use
• March of Dimes – information and resources for pregnant smokers
• Smokefree.gov  – information and professional assistance for smoking cessation
• Smoke-Free Homes – information and materials developed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to protect children from secondhand smoke exposure
• Smokefree Women– information and resources to assist both pregnant and non-pregnant women quit smoking
• Stay Away from Tobacco– information and resources for smokers to quit

Information for Healthcare Providers

• American Academy of Pediatrics, Julius B. Richmond Center of Excellence – tools and resources to help clinicians and communities, also supports research and policy development to create a healthy environment for children, adolescents, and families
• American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) – professional organization for physicians specializing in obstetrics and gynecology
  • Committee Opinion 471: Smoking Cessation During Pregnancy
  • Committee Opinion 503: Tobacco Use and Women’s Health
  • Need Help Putting out that Cigarette?eed Help Putting out that Cigarette? Washington, DC: ACOG, 2002. – a patient workbook available in English and Spanish from the ACOG bookstore: http://www.acog.org/bookstore
  • Smoking Cessation During Pregnancy: A Clinician’s Guide to Helping Pregnant Women Quit Smoking. Washington, DC: ACOG, 2002. – a guide, pocket card, and lecture slides can be ordered by writing to smoking@acog.org
• BeTobaccoFree.gov – information from the Department of Health and Human Services about tobacco, its health effects, and quit resources for both providers and patients
• Legacy – a non-profit organization that promotes public education, community initiatives, and research to decrease tobacco use in youth and young adults
• Smoke-Free Families – materials and tools developed for healthcare providers to help pregnant smokers quit
• Smoking Cessation for Pregnancy and Beyond: A Virtual Clinic - a free, interactive multimedia program for providers of women's health
• The Smoking Cessation and Reduction in Pregnancy Treatment (Script) Program    The Smoking Cessation and Reduction in Pregnancy Treatment (Script) Program – an evidence-based program for healthcare clinics to help pregnant women quit smoking
• The Surgeon General, Tobacco Initiative – all of the Surgeon General’s reports on tobacco use prevalence, health consequences, and prevention
• Treattobacco.net – independent, authoritative information on the treatment of tobacco dependence
• Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation – details about programs sponsored by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene with the goal to prevent and reduce tobacco use in Maryland

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