Although tobacco use has decreased, it is the leading cause of death in the United States. Implementing a combination of policy changes including clean indoor air laws, higher per-pack taxes, and cessation efforts are proven to reduce tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke.
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July 15, 2010 | Program Result
The Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention updated educational information and tools in a revised tobacco cessation treatment guideline, created new ones, and disseminated them to clinicians and consumers to spur the guideline's widespread use.
March 10, 2010 | Chart/Story/Interactive
Tobacco policy map provides latest data on state smoking laws.
April 17, 2009 | Journal Article
In 1996, the federal government mandated that states enforce laws that prohibit the sale of cigarettes to minors. This research assesses whether increased enforcement helped lower the rate of smoking among youths.
May 1, 2013 | Journal Article
The risks of not envisioning an endpoint for the tobacco epidemic are far greater than the risks of attempting any endgame solutions and failing.
August 14, 2012 | Issue Brief
Some Encouraging Progress, Additional Improvements are Needed
January 1, 2009 | Chart
RWJF chartbook chronicles achievements and remaining challenges in preventing tobacco use.
November 18, 2009 | Program Result
In the 1990s, Massachusetts led the nation in anti-smoking programs, but from 2000 to 2004, the state cut its funding for tobacco prevention by 95 percent.
November 13, 2009 | Program Result
Huerta came to his current position with some family history: his grandfather had died from throat cancer several years earlier, so the issue of tobacco control was already a personal one.
November 13, 2009 | Program Result
This sidebar describes how TTAC helped the institute win a nearly $1 million grant for tobacco prevention and control efforts in the Latino community from the Indiana Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Agency.
August 13, 2012 | Report
National Secondary School Survey Results