Preventing Tobacco Use in New Mexico

The Tobacco Use Prevention and Control (TUPAC) Program engages in various surveillance and evaluation activities related to its four goals:

1. Prevent Tobacco Use Initiation Among Youth
2. Promote Quitting Among Adults and Youth Who Use Tobacco
3. Eliminate Exposure to Secondhand Smoke
4. Identify and Eliminate Tobacco-Related Disparities Among Population Groups

On this website, you will find several reports relating to the status of tobacco prevention and control efforts in New Mexico, including smoking prevalence for youth and adults, quitting data, proportion of people protected by clean indoor air policies, and effectiveness of the public awareness campaign.

• It is estimated that about 281,000 New Mexico adults are current smokers
• More than 2,100 New Mexicans die every year from smoking-related health conditions and more than 42,000 New Mexicans are living with a smoking-related disease
• The TUPAC Program has been in existence in its current form since 2001, and was formerly known as the ASSIST Program in the 1990's