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Tobacco Excise Tax Increases: Save Lives. Reduce Health Care Costs. Generate Revenue.
The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) supports a comprehensive approach to tobacco control that includes significantly increasing excise taxes on all tobacco products to generate revenue, protect kids, and save lives. Significant tobacco tax increases are one of the most effective ways to prevent kids from starting to use tobacco and help adults quit. [i] [i] U.S. National Cancer Institute and World Health Organization. The Economics of Tobacco and Tobacco Control. National Cancer Institute Tobacco Control Monograph 21. NIH Publication No. 16-CA-8029A. Bethesda, MD: U.S. ...
The Risks of Secondhand Smoke in Casinos
Secondhand smoke (SHS) has the same harmful chemicals that people who smoke inhale. According to the U.S. Surgeon General, there is no safe level of SHS exposure, which contains at least 70 chemicals known to cause cancer and trigger heart attacks, asthma attacks, and respiratory illness. [i] ... in casinos, no one – even patrons – is safe from SHS exposure. Job-related exposure to SHS is a significant, but entirely preventable, cause of premature death among U.S. workers. [iv] , [v] , [vi] Among people who do not smoke: Exposure to secondhand smoke increases lung cancer risk by ... worker absenteeism, and experience lower worker productivity. [xxxviii] , [xxxix] , [xl] , [xli] , [xlii] , [xliii] , [xliv] , [xlv] ACS CAN’s Position on Smoke-Free Casinos A 100% smoke-free law that includes casinos is the only way to keep all casino workers and patrons safe from ...
Smoke-Free Policies: Good For Business
Research has repeatedly shown that there is no risk-free level of exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS). Smoke-free laws and policies provide immediate and long-term health benefits for both people who smoke and ... $500 million annually in tobacco-related health care costs, part of which would have been incurred by local businesses. [lxvi] , [lxvii] ACS CAN’s Position on Smoke-free Laws Research published in leading scientific journals has shown consistently and conclusively that smoke-free laws ... Journal Of Occupational And Environmental Health , 21 (2), 142-150. [lvii] Berman M, Crane R, Seiber E , et al (2014). Estimating The Cost Of A Smoking Employee. Tobacco Control (23): 428-433. [lviii] Bondi MA, Harris J R, Atkins D, French, ME, & Umland B. (2006). Employer ...
Smoke-free Laws: Everyone Has the Right to Breathe Clean, Smoke-free Air
According to the U.S. Surgeon General, [i] , [ii] there is no safe level of exposure to secondhand smoke, which contains approximately 70 known or probable carcinogens [iii] and more than 7,000 other toxic chemicals, ... deaths. [v] , [vi] For people who do not smoke, exposure to secondhand smoke increases lung cancer risk by about 20%. [vii] Secondhand smoke can also cause or exacerbate a wide range of other health issues, including cardiovascular disease, stroke, respiratory infections and asthma. The lack of comprehensive tobacco control laws ...