MTCP is dedicated to reducing the health and economic burden of tobacco use in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. MTCP is a statewide public health program focused on comprehensive approaches to reduce tobacco and nicotine use.

The Massachusetts Tobacco Cessation and Prevention Program (MTCP) is dedicated to reducing the health and economic burden of tobacco use by: Preventing young people from starting to use tobacco and nicotine products; Helping current tobacco and nicotine users quit; Protecting children and adults from secondhand smoke

This article provides a comprehensive overview of the first decade of the Massachusetts Tobacco Control Program (MTCP). Born after Massachusetts passed a 1992 ballot initiative raising cigarette excise taxes to fund the program, MTCP greatly reduced statewide cigarette consumption before being reduced to a skeletal state by funding cuts.

The Massachusetts Tobacco Cessation and Prevention Program (MTCP) is an anti-tobacco program run by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health with the goal of decreasing tobacco prevalence in the state of Massachusetts. MTCP has four main components: preventing youth smoking, protecting against second hand smoke, assisting current smokers ...

The Massachusetts Tobacco Cessation and Prevention Program works toward an environment where all people in Massachusetts can live tobacco-free. Smoking is the number one cause of preventable death and disease in Massachusetts.

Learn about the statewide menthol and tobacco flavor restriction law and how its impact is being evaluated by the Massachusetts Tobacco Cessation and Prevention Program (MTCP). On June 1, 2020, An Act Modernizing Tobacco Control took full effect in Massachusetts (MA). This law contains the following provisions:

The Massachusetts Tobacco Cessation and Prevention Program (MTCP) is the Commonwealth's tobacco control program, located within the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Tobacco Free Mass fights for funding for MTCP because, as the state's tobacco control program, MTCP is critical to the fight against tobacco in Massachusetts.

The Massachusetts Tobacco Cessation & Prevention Program works to improve public health in the Commonwealth by reducing death and disability from tobacco use. Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death and illness in Massachusetts and in the nation. More than 8,000 Massachusetts residents die each year from the effects of smoking

The program is funded through the Massachusetts Tobacco Control Program (MTCP) of the Department of Public Health and is part of Smoke Free Solutions North, the MTCP Community Mobilization Network. MTCP was created through a statewide referendum in 1992, which placed a 25-cent per pack tax on cigarettes and smokeless tobacco products.

2012年11月8日 · Secondhand smoke kills 1,000+ non-smoking adults and children in Massachusetts each year. Smoking costs the Massachusetts economy more than $5.5 billion each year. For additional facts and resources, see http://www.mass.gov/dph/mtcp. Ready to quit?