Tobacco & Vaping
Tobacco products include cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, water pipes (hookahs), snuff, chewing tobacco, electronic cigarettes (E-cigarettes), and vaping devices. The use of tobacco products involves smoking, dipping, and chewing. Zyns–oral nicotine pouches–are becoming common among youth since they are easy to share and hard to detect.
Smoking or vaping nicotine has adverse effects on youth mental and physical health. Vaping is a fast growing trend among youth.
Tobacco & Vaping Quit Resources
MaineHealth Tobacco-Free Helpline & Hospital Services
- MaineHealth Center for Tobacco Independence has a proven track record of helping Maine residents end their addiction to tobacco. The center brings proven research, nationally recognized training and cutting-edge treatment to helping people quit for good. Learn more about services that could benefit you.
- Maine QuitLink offers a variety of quit resources for the community including free 1-on-1 coaching with a certified Quit Coach to create a customized Quit Plan.
- Includes: 12 weeks of FREE gum, patches, or lozenges, talking to a certified Quit Coach, unlimited support.
Maine QuitLink Online Services
- Maine QuitLink offers free online resources with the ability to choose which tools will work best for you. The online dashboard is available 24/7 giving you the flexibility to quit at your own pace. Explore the variety of online tools offered and customize your quit plan.
- Includes: FREE 4-week starter kit of patch, gum, or lozenges, text messaging support, and chatting online with a coach.
- Quitting nicotine, whether it’s in a cigarette or a JUUL or a Vuse or a Puff Bar, can be really damn tough, but it sucks a lot less if you have the right tools and support. It gets easier as you keep going, so if you’re struggling, you’re not alone or quitting “wrong.” Join for free and learn more about their 24/7 support program.
- If you are worried about someone’s tobacco use or someone you know could benefit from quit services, Maine QuitLink can contact them and offer FREE quit services over phone or email. Learn more or refer someone today.
Dealing with Cigarette Cravings
- Many people find that having cravings is one of the hardest parts of quitting smoking. That’s why making a plan for getting through cravings is so important and can help you be more successful with quitting. Learn more about cravings and tips for dealing with them.
Tobacco & Vaping Facts
Talking to youth about vaping and tobacco products is important to educate and open conversation around use. Whether or not you believe they are vaping/smoking, open dialogue establishes your expectations and educates youth to make informed decisions. Learn more about how to start these conversations.
FDA is committed to a science-based approach that addresses public health issues associated with tobacco use. We collaborate with CDC on this nationally representative survey of middle and high school students that focuses exclusively on tobacco use behaviors and associated factors. Learn about the results of the survey and national trends in tobacco use.
Whether you are parent, educator, or concerned citizen, Stanford Medicine’s collection of curriculums, lessons, programs, and resources on tobacco, vaping, smokeless tobacco, and hookah offers a variety of resources for teaching youth and preventing youth tobacco use. Visit the collection and find more information.
The Truth Initiative is a public health nonprofit organization committed to preventing youth nicotine use and promoting quitting for all. Learn more about e-cigarettes health effects, industry targeting, and the effects of quitting.
The CDC presents the facts on the effects of e-cigarette use and prevalence of use among youth. Learn more about how and why youth use and how its affects them.
Giving you the most accurate, up-to-date information about the harmful effects of tobacco use, so you know the real cost of smoking, vaping, and other tobacco use. Learn more about the effect of cigarette use.
Giving you the most accurate, up-to-date information about the harmful effects of tobacco use, so you know the real cost of smoking, vaping, and other tobacco use. Learn more about the effect of vaping.
Quitting cigarette use is hard but you’re not alone. The benefits of quitting increase over time. Learn more about health benefits of quitting.
New “smokeless and spitless” nicotine pouches are beginning to gain popularity because of social media promotion. Here is what you need to know about these products and how harmful they are.
Breathe Easy, Brunswick
Smoking, vaping, and use of tobacco products is prohibited:
- At all town owned facilities and grounds, including school properties
- At or within 20 feet of all school bus stops
- At or within 20 feet, including sidewalks, of all parks and Parks and Recreation owned and operated facilities, including playgrounds, trails, athletic fields, boat launches, the town mall, and dog park
- On Maine Street, including the sidewalks and medians, from Bath Road to the Androscoggin River, from 7 AM to 7 PM, daily
- At or within 20 feet of all posted public bus and transit stops
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