Prevention and Cessation Press Releases
States are missing a golden opportunity to save millions of lives and billions of dollars in health care costs because they continue to shortchange proven programs that prevent kids from smoking and help smokers quit, according to a new report by a coalition of public health organizations. The report challenges states to do more to fight tobacco use – the nation’s No. 1 preventable cause of death – and help make the next generation tobacco-free.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. March 24, 2016 The Preventing Chronic Disease journal today published the results of the effectiveness of the 2014 Tips from Former Smokers national campaign.
Tobacco companies spend $20 to market their deadly products for every $1 the states spend on programs to prevent kids from smoking and help smokers quit, according to a report released today by a coalition of public health organizations.
Today is the American Cancer Society 's Great American Smokeout, a day that the Society encourages smokers to quit like a champion and the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) urges lawmakers and the administration to champion proven tobacco control policies that save lives.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced a proposed rule that would require more than 3,100 public housing agencies across the country to implement smoke-free policies in their developments.
Attempts to quit using cigarettes by adults stalled between 2011 and 2013, according to a report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Office on Smoking and Health (OSH).
WASHINGTON, DC Five leading U.S. public health organizations today called on members of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce 's Board of Directors to withdraw from the Chamber unless it stops fighting measures to reduce tobacco use around the world.
A ruling issued today by the U.S Circuit Court for the District of Columbia affirms most of a lower court ruling requiring that the tobacco industry issue “corrective statements” to prevent it from continuing to mislead the public about the dangers of its products.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released data today from its National Youth Tobacco Survey that found a dramatic increase over one year (from 2013-2014) in teen use of e-cigarettes (now 13.4 percent for high school students) and hookah (now 9.4 percent for high school students).
