• Tobacco 101
• Cessation
• Prevention
• Policy

Youth Prevention of Tobacco Use

• College Tobacco Use Prevention
• Mental Health and Smoking
• Youth Prevention of Tobacco Use

It is estimated that 90% of adult smokers began tobacco use before the age of 18.¹ Youth prevention campaigns are key in creating generations of smoke-free young adults and college students. For more information on effective youth prevention programs, both school-based and community-based, visit http://mdquit.org/index.php/programs-and-materials/prevention/.

Maryland T.R.A.S.H.

Along with S.T.O.P.S., Maryland Teens Rejecting Abusive Smoking Habits (T.R.A.S.H.), is part of the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's Youth and College Tobacco-Free Initiatives. T.R.A.S.H. is a community-based initiative that works to develop coalitions made up of high-school youth and advisors to reflect Maryland's ethnic, social and geographic diversity. The groups foster meaningful youth-led tobacco prevention activities that:

• Reduce youth tobacco use
• Encourage and increase youth empowerment, positive development, civic involvement, leadership, and decision-making responsibilities
• Deglamorize tobacco use to reduce positive attitudes about use
• Reduce secondhand smoke exposure in youth

For more information about this exciting movement, check out http://www.marylandTRASH.com.