MATS is the most comprehensive study of tobacco use in our state. The 2018 MATS includes data on smoking prevalence, e-cigarette use, quitting and other tobacco behaviors.
Thanks to 20 years of work from ClearWay Minnesota and partners, thousands of lives and billions of dollars have been saved in our state. New data from HealthPartners Institute shows how our work has equaled smoking declines, saved lives and money, and helped bring about more smoke-free homes in Minnesota.
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Tobacco use costs all Minnesotans money, and for the first time in nearly 20 years youth use is rising. See what you've been missing at MissingItMN.org.
ClearWay MinnesotaSM is an independent nonprofit organization that improves the health of all Minnesotans by reducing tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke through research, action and collaboration.
580,000 Minnesota adults smoke, and tobacco kills 5,100 of them every year. Meanwhile, the tobacco industry spends millions to lure kids and nonsmokers.
QUITPLAN® Services are free programs that have brought quitting help to more than 160,000 Minnesotans. Learn how we help people quit.
ClearWay MinnesotaSM is a top resource for tobacco research and statistics from our state.
580,000 Minnesota adults smoke, and tobacco kills 5,100 of them every year. Meanwhile, the tobacco industry spends millions to lure kids and nonsmokers.
QUITPLAN® Services are free programs that have brought quitting help to more than 160,000 Minnesotans. Learn how we help people quit.
ClearWay MinnesotaSM is a top resource for tobacco research and statistics from our state.
A new collaborative study found positive effects from Minnesota’s comprehensive statewide tobacco control program, including more than 4,000 lives saved and over $5 billion in saved health care and productivity costs. Conducted by ClearWay Minnesota and HealthPartners Institute, the research […]
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Findings from the latest Minnesota Adult Tobacco Survey (MATS) show that Minnesota’s progress in reducing smoking has stalled. The state’s adult smoking rate has declined to 13.8 percent, down from 14.4 percent in 2014. The decrease was not statistically significant […]
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This month, ClearWay Minnesota launched a new campaign to shed light on the hidden harms of tobacco addiction. The campaign highlights teen tobacco use, the smoking-related costs borne by all Minnesotans, and Big Tobacco’s youth-focused marketing tactics – all under […]
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ClearWay Minnesota is proud to release our 2018 Annual Report, commemorating 20 years of our work to reduce tobacco’s harm in Minnesota. The report highlights our history of activities in areas of cessation, marketing and communications, research, public affairs, and […]
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This week, ClearWay Minnesota’s Board of Directors will celebrate our nonprofit tobacco control organization’s 20th anniversary. Founded with the state’s tobacco settlement, we have spent the past 20 years using proven science and innovative programs to reduce the burden caused […]
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