Tobacco Control Program

The BTPCP currently licenses all tobacco and nicotene delivery retailers and conducts compliance checks to ensure businesses abide by local laws restricting youth access to tobacco and nicotene delivery products. 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.

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.

Tobacco Regulations

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 resident. more>  

Smoke Free Housing  

Smoke Free Homes Boston is a voluntary campaign designed to increase awarness of the hazards of second hand smoke, as well as increase the availability of smoke-free housing in Boston