Health Promotion & Chronic Disease Prevention
443-523-1760

Nicotine Addiction

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Nicotine Addiction
The prospect of doing without tobacco and going through nicotine withdrawal is certainly one of the most difficult changes that a person can make. That’s because nicotine is as, if not more, addicting than cocaine or heroin! The impact that tobacco addiction has on individuals and our society are staggering:

• Each year cigarettes kill more Americans than AIDS, alcohol, car accidents, fires, illegal drugs, murders, and suicides combined
• Smoking-related diseases claim the lives of 430,700 Americans every year
• An estimated 62,000 coronary heart disease deaths occur annually among nonsmokers exposed to second hand smoke

The Somerset County Health Department wants to help you in your efforts to become smoke free. Call us today at 443-523-1760 for more information about our stop smoking program.

Individual Coaching

These FREE 10-week coaching sessions are offered on an ongoing basis. Sessions are held at our Westover location on Rt. 413 (Crisfield Hwy) and are scheduled at a time agreed upon by the participant and the coordinator.

Topics cover issues important to the individual client such as addiction and recovery, stress and coping, weight management, positive thinking, health consequences, financial impact, second hand smoke, and preventing relapse.

Medications used during counseling are the nicotine replacement patch or the nicotine blocker Chantix. These medications are offered free of charge.

Call 443-523-1760 for more information or to register.

 Quitline

The Maryland Tobacco Quitline is a FREE service for Marylanders provided by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. This telephone-based counseling and support program consists of four calls from a trained Quit Coach over 3—5 weeks. Participants can also call to speak to a Quit Coach during Quitline hours. Quit Coaches provide quitting tips and techniques, help participants create a personalized quit plan, and provide participants with a free 4-week supply of nicotine replacement patches or nicotine gum (while supplies last).

Call 1-800-QUIT-NOW(1-800-784-8669) seven days a week, 8:00 a.m. to midnight for more information.