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North Shore Tobacco Control Program
The North Shore Tobacco Control Program (NSTCP) is part
of the eight-city North Shore Boards of Health Collaborative:
Lynn, Danvers,
Marblehead,
Nahant, Peabody, Salem, Saugus
and Swampscott,
Massachusetts.
NSTCP is funded through the Massachusetts
Tobacco Control Program (MTCP) where activities are supported
by the Health Protection Fund, established upon the passage of
the voter referendum Question 1 (Tobacco Excise Tax) in November
1992.
The Collaborative is part of the Massachusetts
Department of Public Health effort to reduce tobacco use
in the Commonwealth and to keep tobacco products out of the hands
of children.
NSTCP's mission is to provide services in tobacco control
specifically in:
DID YOU KNOW ...
Tobacco Use in Massachusetts
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High School students who smoke |
34% |
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Number of kids (under 18) who become new daily smokers each year |
24,000 |
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Kids exposed to secondhand smoke at home |
297,000 |
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Number of packs of cigarettes illegally sold to kids in Massachusetts
each year |
5.8 million |
Tobacco-Related Monetary Costs
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Annual health care expenditures in Massachusetts directly related
to tobacco use |
$2.4 billion |
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Resident's state and federal tax burden caused by tobacco-related
health costs |
$910 million |
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Massachusetts's government Medicaid payments directly related
to tobacco use |
$400 million |
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Expenditures in Massachusetts for babies' health problems caused
by mothers smoking or being exposed to second hand smoke during
pregnancy |
$26 to $76 million |
Sources of Information-Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids |
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