Making It Harder to Smoke and Easier to Quit: The Effect of 10 Years of Tobacco Control in New York City

• DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2014.301940
• Publication Date: 2014-05-13T20:05:17Z
• Authors: Elizabeth A. Kilgore; Jenna Mandel-Ricci; Michael Johns; Micaela H. Coady; Sarah B. Perl; Andrew Goodman; Susan M. Kansagra
• Keywords: Excise; Quit smoking

In 2002, New York City implemented a comprehensive tobacco control plan that discouraged smoking through excise taxes and smoke-free air laws facilitated quitting population-wide cessation services hard-hitting media campaigns. Following the implementation of these activities well-funded politically supported program, adult rate declined by 28% from 2002 to 2012, youth 52% 2001 2011. These improvements indicate local jurisdictions can have significant positive effect on control.