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Legislature Protects Michigan Kids from Big Tobacco

... Relations Director Molly Medenblik   LANSING, MICH  – “Today, the House and Senate appropriations committees passed separate versions of the budget, which included additional funding for tobacco control. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN)  applauds the House for increasing funding to $4.3 million annually for tobacco prevention and cessation programs to ease the burden of cancer in Michigan.  “A well-funded, fact-based tobacco control program is needed to counteract the $323.8 million per year that tobacco ...

Montgomery County Smoking Ban Has Positive Impact on Businesses

... Councilmember Phil Andrews’ announcement that sales tax receipts in the county increased 7.2 percent or nearly $2 million since enactment of its smoking ban last fall. Councilmember Andrews’ data compares tax receipts from October 2003 through March 2004 to those from the same ... adults including at least 690 nonsmokers. Tobacco use costs the U.S. economy $82 billion a year in lost productivity. Smoking related illnesses cost the state of Maryland $1.53 billion annually. Smoke-free policies decrease absenteeism among non-smoking employees, reduce housekeeping and maintenance costs, lower insurance rates and result in fewer smoking-related fires. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is the nonprofit, nonpartisan sister issue advocacy organization of the American Cancer Society. ACS CAN is dedicated to eliminating cancer as ...

Protect Funding for Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Programs

Tobacco use remains Texas’ leading preventable cause of death and is the leading cause of cancer deaths in Texas. An estimated 28,000 Texans die annually from tobacco-related illnesses.   Texas spends nearly $9 billion in annual ... care costs. And importantly: It will prevent children from becoming addicted adult smokers.   During the 2017 Texas Legislative session, ACS CAN was unsuccessful in turning back drastic cuts to tobacco prevention funding at the Department of State Health Services that unfortunately ended ...

Press Release: Great American Smokeout

... to Support Tobacco Price Increase   Harrisburg, Pennsylvania – Nov. 21, 2013– The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), is celebrating the American Cancer Society’s 38 th annual Great American Smokeout today, by calling on Pennsylvania Lawmakers to protect the health of Pennsylvania residents by increasing the price of tobacco, making it less accessible to young people and more likely for adults to quit. ACS CAN, the advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer ...

Legislature Takes Step to Protect Michigan Kids from Big Tobacco

... the legislature passed the budget, which included additional funding for tobacco control. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) applauds the legislature for increasing funding to $3.3 million annually for tobacco prevention and cessation programs to ease the burden of cancer in Michigan.  “As Big Tobacco has been working hard to addict future generations with e-cigarettes and other tobacco products, the ... tobacco companies spend annually to market their deadly and addictive products in Michigan.  “Tobacco use is our state's leading cause of preventable disease and death, with smoking costing Michigan $5.33 billion annually in health care costs and 16,200 Michigan residents dying ...

Press Release: Massachusetts advocates praise tobacco tax increase

... Vote Increases Tobacco Taxes – Will Help Prevent Another Tobacco Addicted Generation American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Celebrates $1 Cigarette Tax Increase and Increases in Tax on Other Tobacco Products (Boston, MA) – July 24, 2013 – The Massachusetts House and Senate voted today to override Governor Deval Patrick’s veto of the $500 million transportation finance bill which includes an increase in the state’s tobacco taxes. The bill will raise the cigarette tax by $1 to $3.51, raise the tax on cigars from 30 percent of wholesale to 40 percent of wholesale, and raises the tax on other tobacco products (OTP) from 90 percent of wholesale to 210 percent of ...

West Virginia’s Legislature Chose Big Tobacco Over West Virginians

... CHARLESTON, W. Va.  – “The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network is disappointed that lawmakers chose Big Tobacco over the health of West Virginians in the state budget. West Virginia receives over $232.4 million in tobacco revenue annually from tobacco settlement payments and taxes combined, and the state is sitting on a budget surplus, yet the legislature chose not to increase their investment of $445,000 in the tobacco prevention and cessation program in the state’s operating budget.   Yesterday, West Virginia lawmakers failed to ... health care costs, protect kids and save lives by failing to increase funding for tobacco control programs in the state budget. West Virginia can and must do better.”  ###   About ACS CAN The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) makes cancer a top priority for ...

Statement from Donald Distasio on NY Tobacco Taxes

... 2009 COLLECTING THE TOBACCO TAX WILL SAVE LIVES, GENERATE NEEDED DOLLARS      Statement from Donald Distasio, CEO, American Cancer Society of NY & NJ, regarding NYS Senate public hearing on tobacco tax evasion on Indian reservations. “It’s a simple formula – the higher the cost of cigarettes, the more people who will quit smoking.  But if there’s a way to avoid paying a higher cost, people will.  Access to less ... granted them 15 years ago to collect the tax on tobacco sales made on Indian reservations?  Already, there are uninsured men and women who can’t get cancer screenings due to budget cuts, with more cuts threatened.  The dollars being lost to tax evasion could literally be a lifesaver ...

Utah Cancer Summit: Utah's Tobacco Burden and Potential Policy Solutions

Join us for the 2019 ACS CAN Utah Cancer Summit: Utah's Tobacco Burden and Potential Policy Solutions.    Tobacco use remains the number one cause of preventable death in Utah. $542 million in annual health care costs in Utah can be attributed to smoking. Join us to hear about the impact that ... policy solutions can impact tobacco use in Utah. Agenda 8:30am-9:00am check-in and breakfast 9:00am-9:10am opening remarks 9:10am-9:30am The Cost of Tobacco Use in Utah, Dr. Clarke Low, Director of Thoracic Oncology, Intermountain Healthcare 9:30am-9:45am Tobacco Use in Utah, Braden ...

Minnesota Tobacco Tax Increase a Victory for Public Health

... legislature sent a $1.60 cigarette tax increase to Governor Mark Dayton 's desk that will reduce smoking rates, save lives and prevent thousands of kids from becoming addicted smokers. The increase, which the Governor is expected to sign in the coming days, will take effect July 1, 2013 and ... decreasing health care spending, said John R. Seffrin, chief executive officer of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). Not only does a tobacco tax save money and lives, but it ultimately reduces the cancer burden in a state and creates a stable and predictable ... tobacco products is estimated to be more than $434 million in the first two years. Combined with at least $1.65 billion in long-term health care cost savings from the cigarette tax, the increases will have a tremendous positive impact both on the state budget and for health care consumers in ...

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