Minnesota's smokefree policies: impact on cessation program participants

Smokefree policies are enacted to protect individuals from secondhand smoke; however, these laws may have broader cessation effects. This study investigated the relationship between Minnesota's local and statewide smokefree policies and quitting outcomes among cessation program enrollees. Data were collected from 2006 to 2008 from two groups of participants (n=1644 pre-statewide law; n=1273 post-statewide law) and analyzed in 2009. Website enrollees were surveyed by Internet or telephone 6 months post-enrollment. Others were surveyed by telephone 7 months post-enrollment. Those who enrolled in a cessation program after the statewide smokefree law were more likely to quit (p