Making it harder to smoke and easier to quit: the effect of 10 years of tobacco control in New York City.
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- Also identified by DOI 10.2105/AJPH.2014.301940 and PMC identifier 4061988.
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Abstract
In 2002, New York City implemented a comprehensive tobacco control plan that discouraged smoking through excise taxes and smoke-free air laws and facilitated quitting through population-wide cessation services and hard-hitting media campaigns. Following the implementation of these activities through a well-funded and politically supported program, the adult smoking rate declined by 28% from 2002 to 2012, and the youth smoking rate declined by 52% from 2001 to 2011. These improvements indicate that local jurisdictions can have a significant positive effect on tobacco control.
Medical subject headings
- Smoking Cessation
- Smoking Prevention