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Reducing the Toll of Tobacco a Priority for American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network in 2018
Columbia, SC – January 29, 2018 – As lawmakers dive into the new year the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is looking ahead to what public health initiatives can be accomplished in 2018. South Carolina has a long way to go when it comes to tobacco control issues. Each year in South Carolina 2,500 kids under the age of eighteen become new daily smokers, 7,200 adults die from smoking and annual health care costs in South Carolina directly caused by smoking are $1.9 billion. Don’t worry, ACS CAN has solutions. A one-time increase in the cigarette tax by $1.50 per pack would save thousands of lives and would raise millions of dollars for the state. The increase would be a win-win for South Carolina. A $1.50 increase would help 37,900 ...
Health Policy Forum on Tobacco Control in South Carolina
The Impact of Tobacco in South Carolina Please join us for a health policy forum to disucss the following issues in our state. You will have the opportunity to hear from experts in the field on the latest evidence showing the toll of tobacco on our state. Tobacco remains the number one preventable cause of death and South Carolina’s biggest opportunity to save lives, ... $5 million from the cigarette tax that is currently allocated to tobacco prevention and control but we have to determine how additional funds can be secured at the state level and how the state will adquately use those funds. Currently, South Carolina spends less than 10 percent of the ...
New Report: Failure by Southeastern State Legislators on Tobacco Policies Leads to Higher Tobacco Use, Greater Cancer Burden
... policies to reduce and prevent tobacco use, according to a report released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). The result of this inaction has led to some of the highest tobacco use rates in the country and contributed to cancer death rates that are significantly above the national average. The ...
Senators Vocalize Strong Bipartisan Opposition on Bill That Would Remove Local Power to Protect Children from Tobacco
... 7, 2023 – Late last week, Sen. McElveen, Sen. Kimpson, and Sen. Senn signed their names to defer a bill that would take away the power of all localities in the state to pass laws that regulate the sale of tobacco products from the typical legislative process due to the strong opposition from lawmakers. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) in South Carolina has been strongly opposed to the measure and is warning the lawmakers and public on the dangers of preemption bills. ...
New Report: South Carolina is Failing to Invest in Programs to Protect Kids from Tobacco Products Including E-cigarettes
WASHINGTON, D.C. – December 19, 2019 – A report released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids and other public health groups shows that, amidst a youth tobacco use epidemic that is being driven by ... the states and Big Tobacco that required tobacco companies pay more than $246 billion over time to states as compensation for the deadly toll of their products. South Carolina collects approximately $247.1 million in settlement funds and tobacco taxes every year, but will spend only 9.8% of that revenue on tobacco prevention programs in Fiscal Year 2020. “E-cigarettes have helped cause the youth tobacco use epidemic we are seeing ...
South Carolina Falling Short on Cancer-Fighting Policies
... it comes to implementing policies and passing legislation to prevent and reduce suffering and death from cancer. According to the latest edition of How Do You Measure Up?: A Progress Report on State Legislative Activity to Reduce Cancer Incidence and Mortality, South Carolina measured up to policy recommendations in just two of the nine issue areas. The report was released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). “This 16 th edition of the report shows that we must do more to reduce suffering and death from cancer. We have the power to make a ...
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