MATCH is a statewide coalition of organizations and individuals fighting to reduce tobacco use – the leading cause of preventable death and disease in Connecticut and the U.S.
Live Smoke Free at Work, Home and Play!
LIVE SMOKE FREE
Tobacco use not only kills individuals but others they love….for every eight people who die from tobacco use they take one nonsmoker with them. Learn to live Smoke-Free for yourself and others.
GET INVOLVED
MATCH creates change through you so make your voice heard. Being an advocate means being willing to speak up, speak out, and challenge the status quo. It means being willing to take action and be a voice for positive change. See how you can get involved.
GET THE FACTS
Within one year of quitting smoking the risk of coronary heart disease is reduced to half of that of a smoker. Furthermore, people who quit at age 60 or older live longer than those who continue to smoke. Click here to get more tobacco facts.