Tobacco use is a known risk factor for many diseases. Here are some programs that the Department of Health administers to address some of these diseases.
Cancer Screening and Early Detection Locations
As part of the State’s ongoing effort to address tobacco use, treatment, and exposure to secondhand smoke, we offer funding to qualified agencies to help and encourage people to quit tobacco use and to conduct prevention and enforcement activities.
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As of November 1, 2017, the legal age for purchasing tobacco products and electronic smoking devices in New Jersey is 21. Raising the minimum age from 19 to 21 helps protect young people from the deadly effects of tobacco use. New Jersey is the third state in the nation to raise the smoking-purchase age to 21, following Hawaii and California. More Businesses that sell tobacco products are required to post visible signage that explains the law and describes the penalties for its violation. These materials are available on the Regulations page. |
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NJ Quitline is a telephone-based tobacco cessation counseling service with a proven record of increasing smokers’ chances of staying smoke-free for good. More |
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About one in six New Jersey adults (15.1 percent) in New Jersey smokes cigarettes regularly, according to the 2014 New Jersey Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States. Every year, tobacco claims more lives than AIDS, alcohol, drug abuse, car crashes, murders, suicides, and fires combined.
Risks of Smoking:
Shereef Elnahal, M.D., M.B.A.
Commissioner
P.O. Box 360
Trenton, NJ 08625
New Jersey is home to over 2,000 licensed hospitals, nursing homes, and medical care facilities. The New Jersey Department of Health works to ensure that citizens receive appropriate levels of care in every regulated facility.
New Jersey's local and county health departments are community-based public health service and a first point of contact for questions about public health services or health conditions.
