The first decade of the Massachusetts Tobacco Control Program.
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 article describes the program's components and goals, details outcomes, presents a summary of policy accomplishments, and reviews the present status of MTCP in the current climate of national and state fiscal crises. The first decade of the MTCP offers many lessons learned for the future of tobacco control.
Koh
Howard K
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Division of Public Health Practice, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA. hkoh@hsph.harvard.edu
Judge
Christine M
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Robbins
Harriet
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Celebucki
Carolyn Cobb
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Walker
Deborah K
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Connolly
Gregory N
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