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Program Overview & Services |
The Boston Tobacco Prevention and Control Program (BTPCP) provide development, implementation, and enforcement of local ordinances that control the sale, use, and distribution of tobacco. The BTPCP also supports/leads initiatives which promote smoking cessation, protect residents from second hand smoke, prevent youth from becoming smokers, and monitors data to identify high risk populations in the city of Boston.
The BTPCP currently licenses all tobacco retailers and conducts compliance checks to ensure businesses abide by local laws restricting youth access to tobacco. BTPCP staff enforces the both Boston’s Workplace Smoking Regulation and Massachusetts Smoke Free Workplace Law in the city intended to protect workers from health hazards resulting from exposure to secondhand smoke. BTPCP staff also conducts community education efforts on dangers of tobacco use to the general public, population at risk, and businesses.
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Free Patch Giveaway |
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The Boston Public Health Commission is for the first time offering Boston residents free nicotine patches to help them quit smoking. Residents who are 18 and older can call 1-800-QUIT-NOW to receive the free nicotine patch and quit smoking for good. Not only does quitting smoking add years to your life but it will also save you a significant amount of money. The average smoker spends $3,000 a year on cigarettes. While quitting smoking is never easy, using nicotine replacement therapy such as the patch can significantly increase one’s chances of success. So call 1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669 ) today. Medical restrictions may apply.
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Tobacco Regulations |
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Tobacco is one of the leading causes of death in the United States and lung cancer, which has a correlation to smoking, has been the leading cause of cancer among Boston residents….more>
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Smoke Free Housing |
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Order for Smoke Free Housing material...more>
Grant Opportunity:
Apply for the Smoke Free Homes Mini-Grants! Through a competitive process, non-profit and for profit owners and developers of multi-family properties, Section 8 landlords and certificate administrators, housing managers, condominium associations and realtors will be funded to create, or transition property to, smoke-free housing. Grants of $5,000- $20,000 will be awarded. Help make Boston a healthy place to live.
Grant Application
Frequently Asked Questions
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Trying to Quit |
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We offer smoking cessation services to the Boston residents more> | |
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Boston Tobacco Prevention and Control Program
Phone: (617) 534-4718
Fax: (617) 534-2378
Email:tobaccocontrol@bphc.org
1022 Massachusetts Avenue
Boston, MA 02118 |
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