Facts and Information

State Laws
Resource guide - explanation of state laws about smoking on school property
(PDF) | (word version)
Wording of actual state laws about smoking on school property
(PDF) | (word version)
Guidance for school placement of no-smoking signs (word version)

Reports on Youth Tobacco Use
Annual Report on Youth Access to Tobacco - 2007 (PDF 1MB)
Trends in Youth Tobacco Use in Massachusetts: 1993-2007 (PDF) | (word version)
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System

Health Effects
Health Consequences of Smoking Fact Sheet (PDF) | (word version)
Economic Costs of Smoking Fact Sheet (PDF) | (word version)
CDC's Smoking and Health Resource Library

Secondhand Smoke
Learn more about the effects of secondhand smoke on children’s health at the Surgeon General’s website.
Massachusetts Secondhand Smoke Fact Sheet (PDF) | (word version)