About the Massachusetts Tobacco Control Program (MTCP)

Tobacco takes a giant toll on the people of Massachusetts.

More than 9,000 Massachusetts residents die each year from the effects of tobacco - that's one person every hour of every day.

Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death and disease in Massachusetts. Many of these tobacco-related illnesses also cause disability and severe pain: cancers of the lung, larynx, throat, esophagus and mouth; heart disease and stroke; and emphysema and other respiratory illnesses.

The Massachusetts Tobacco Control Program is dedicated to ending the suffering caused by tobacco use. We continue to work toward an environment where all people in Massachusetts can live tobacco-free.

The Massachusetts Tobacco Control Program is part of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health in the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services.

For more official information on the Massachusetts Tobacco Control Program, please visit www.mass.gov/dph/mtcp.