The decline, experts agree, results from higher cigarette prices - brought about by price increases and state taxes - and the anti-tobacco programs.

Any money left in the fund at the end of each year would be transferred to new anti-tobacco programs rather than be returned to the industry.

Throughout MTCP, many anti-tobacco programs have been created to encourage youth to avoid using tobacco products.

A former smoker, she had produced anti-tobacco programs for the American Cancer Society and other groups.

Last year, Massachusetts created an anti-tobacco program similar to Proposition 99.

Tax-financed anti-tobacco programs in California and Massachusetts have led to more teen-age smoking.

The states also receive $150 million from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to use in anti-tobacco programs.

What they call an anti-tobacco program, they might as well not even spend the money.

The rush by states to start anti-tobacco programs has been propelled in part by research showing that aggressive advertising can be highly effective in reducing smoking.

There is strong evidence that aggressive anti-tobacco programs can reduce the allure of smoking to teen-agers.