- In 2002, Boston banned smoking in restaurants & bars. Remember the "no-smoking" section? #smokefree
- Watch Will's story about quitting smoking to be better at basketball #quitsmoking #exercise
- Free Spanish #quitsmoking helpline for MA. Call 1-800-8-Déjalo
- #BigTobacco targets young people with price, packaging, and availability #27kLives
- Last #Massachusetts #cigarette tax was in 2008, last OTP tax was in 2002 - just $1 tobacco tax will save $27kLives
- #Massachusetts has the lowest #cigarette tax other than New Hampshire - just $1 tax saves #27kLives
- $1 tobacco tax increase prevents youth from starting. Price Matters #27kLives
Ex-Smokers' Hall of Fame
Representative Cory Atkins
At the age of 14, Representative Atkins began smoking socially. Her casual habit eventually became a three pack per day...Read the rest of Representative Cory Atkins's story »
Representative Brian Ashe
Brian began smoking in high school as a social thing and it eventually became a habit. He tried quitting many times, but it was...Read the rest of Representative Brian Ashe's story »
Ed
Ed started smoking when he was 12 years old and smoked for 18 years. By the time he was a young adult, he was a pack a day...Read the rest of Ed's story »
Mike
Mike first tried to quit in 1994 because he had a heart attack, but only 8 weeks later Mike began to smoke again. He was more...Read the rest of Mike's story »
Anika
Anika started smoking at age 15 and smoked for 20 years before she decided to quit. She thought about quitting many times but...Read the rest of Anika's story »
George
George was a smoker for 40 years and he began smoking when he would sneak cigarettes from his dad. Over the years, he quit...Read the rest of George's story »
Jim
Jim started smoking at age 12 and when he was a young adult he would smoke at least 1.5 packs/day. Both of Jim's parents died...Read the rest of Jim's story »
Betty
Betty had tried to quit many times. When she hit her 40s, she decided she needed to get healthier and started to think about...Read the rest of Betty's story »
Robert
Robert was tired of being a smoker. He’d quit several times, but kept going back. To finally quit for good, he got the patch...Read the rest of Robert's story »
Ronaldo
Ronaldo got throat cancer at age 39 from smoking. He has a permanent tracheotomy, and now he sees the otolaryngologist every 12...Read the rest of Ronaldo's story »
Debby
Debby had been thinking about quitting when a free quit-smoking program was offered at work. She used the nicotine patch and...Read the rest of Debby's story »
Tito
Tito didn’t realize he was addicted until he tried to quit for the third time. After a friend was diagnosed with cancer, and...Read the rest of Tito's story »
Dr. Miller
Dr. Richard Miller, a thoracic surgeon at Southcoast Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery, sees a large number of patients with lung...Read the rest of Dr. Miller's story »
Kathleen
Kathleen had smoked for almost 30 years when she quit. She used the nicotine patch to help and walked three times a week to...Read the rest of Kathleen's story »
Katrina
Katrina was diagnosed with COPD and finally believed that smoking could end her life. She says it wasn’t enough to quit for...Read the rest of Katrina's story »
Jessica
Jessica began to smoke at age 13 and became a heavy smoker once she was able to pay for her own cigarettes. She found it hard...Read the rest of Jessica's story »
Clare
As the former Mayor of Northampton, Clare is a both a positive and public role model for others to quit. Clare was sick and...Read the rest of Clare's story »
Steve
Steve is a cardiovascular technologist and an ex-smoker. He got help to quit through a quit-smoking program. He says “You...Read the rest of Steve's story »
Kendyl
Kendyl started smoking when she was nine years old and ended up suffering with asthma. She says after 33 years of smoking,...Read the rest of Kendyl's story »
Corinne
Corinne admits quitting was hard, but got through it with advice from others. She learned from personal experiences of others...Read the rest of Corinne's story »
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