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. 2014 Jun;104(6):e5-8.
doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.301940. Epub 2014 Apr 17.

Making it harder to smoke and easier to quit: the effect of 10 years of tobacco control in New York City

Elizabeth A Kilgore  1 , Jenna Mandel-Ricci, Michael Johns, Micaela H Coady, Sarah B Perl, Andrew Goodman, Susan M Kansagra
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Making it harder to smoke and easier to quit: the effect of 10 years of tobacco control in New York City

Elizabeth A Kilgore et al. Am J Public Health. 2014 Jun.

Abstract

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

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Adult smoking prevalence in New York City and the United States: 2002–2012.
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Prevalence of current smoking among public high school students in New York City and the United States: 2001–2011.
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