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FDA Announces Inaugural Anti-Tobacco Public Education Campaign Targeting Youth

(ATLANTA) February 4, 2014 The American Cancer Society and ACS CAN are pleased that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is exercising its authority under the 2009 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act and undertaking a significant and high-profile effort to reach youth before they become addicted to nicotine. The äóÖReal Cost ' education campaign, which will include TV, radio and print ads in more than 200 media outlets, comes at a time when many people believe that ... all children and youth understand the immediate and long-term dangers they face from tobacco use. However, although there have been a number of recent successes in tobacco control, the release of the 2014 Surgeon General 's report on smoking last month is a reminder that 3,200 children ...

Administration Budget Proposal Strong on Tobacco Control and Research Funding; Undervalues Prevention Programs

... April 10, 2013 Families affected by cancer applaud President Obama for proposing an FY 2014 budget that would significantly reduce the impact of tobacco, a leading cause of cancer and preventable death, and commit to restoring the federal investment in medical research, the key to advancing progress against a ... tobacco use through increased prices will reduce the $96 billion in annual health care costs associated with using these deadly products. ACS CAN is also encouraged by the president 's commitment to restore the National Institutes of Health budget to pre-sequestration levels and increase ...

New York State Tobacco Tax Becomes First in Nation to Top $4

... York state legislature took a major step to save lives and protect public health by increasing the state’s cigarette tax by $1.60 to a total of $4.35 a pack. The increase, which makes New York’s cigarette tax the first to top $4 per pack, will mean fewer smokers, more revenue and healthier futures for the thousands of kids who will never try smoking as a result. The increase will go into effect July 1. “The American Cancer Society and its advocacy affiliate, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), championed the tobacco tax increase in New York to prompt current smokers to quit and prevent youth from starting. An estimated 2.6 million ...

NY to Big Tobacco "We'll Help You Get New Customers"

Statement from Donald Distasio, CEO, American Cancer Society of NY & NJ, regarding slashing of the NYS Tobacco Control Program in the 2011-12 budget agreement. “It’s a good day to be a tobacco lobbyist in Albany.  Big cuts demanded by ... of resources.  What makes the TCP different?  A powerful, wealthy lobby against it that convinces lawmakers the program is a piggy bank that can be smashed when cash is needed to satisfy important constituencies. By cutting the TCP, New Yorkers will see more death, suffering and misery ...

Big Wins in Vermont

... Ban on Minors - Following California's law that was passed late last year, Vermont has passed an indoor tanning ban for all minors under the age of 18.ξ This new law aligns with American Cancer Society and ACS CAN's policy standards established in March 2010.ξ This is also a great victory during May's Skin Cancer Awareness Month. Tobacco Control ... the tobacco companies were able to find a loophole in the tax system to create products that are more appealing to youth due to the low cost and flavoring of these products.ξ Vermont was able to secure a tobacco tax equity provision in the Misc. Tax bill which redefines little ...

CVS Stores Stop Selling Tobacco Oct. 1

Big health news on tobacco! CVS, the nationŠ—Ès second largest pharmacy chain, announced it will stop selling tobacco products at all of its stores on October 1. This announcement is further evidence of the impact ACS CAN and its volunteers are having in the fight against tobacco and cancer. In response to the news, American Cancer Society and ACS CAN CEO Dr. ...

New Surgeon General 's Report Sets Path Forward to End Tobacco Epidemic

ATLANTA) January 17, 2014 The U.S. Surgeon General 's  Report on the Health Consequences of Smoking  released today celebrates progress in reducing tobacco 's toll over the past 50 years and offers a prescription for ending the epidemic of death and disease caused by tobacco products. This new report details how the unscrupulous, unrelenting efforts of the tobacco industry hooked ... and cessation programs and Œæspecific actions such as mandating the reduction of nicotine in tobacco to non-addictive levels. These strategies can help the 70 percent of smokers more than 31 million people who say they want to put their cigarettes and tobacco away forever and quit for ...

American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Responds to Final Budget

Hartford, CT – October 26, 2017 – The following statement can be attributed to Bryte Johnson, director of government relations in Connecticut for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). “The legislature missed an opportunity to reduce the toll of tobacco on Connecticut by increasing tobacco taxes by an amount that will have little to no positive impact on public health. Small increases ...

Oregon Youth, Cancer Patients, Survivors Urge Legislators To End Flavored, Menthol Tobacco Sales

... American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Oregon Government Relations Director Jane Leo said. “Evidence is clear that the vast majority of kids who use tobacco start with flavored products. This legislation fell short of the finish line in 2023 and left too many kids open to the big marketing budgets of corporate tobacco. SB 702 needs to get done this session.” ... of customers, which leads to countless deaths as well as significant increases in health care costs statewide for every Oregonian. ACS CAN is joined in this call by many state health advocacy organizations as well as the municipal governing bodies of, among others, Oregon City, ...

Local Students & Public Health Groups Mark American Cancer Society’s Great American Smokeout by Urging Lawmakers to Raise the Tobacco Age to 21

... representatives marked the American Cancer Society’s 42nd annual Great American Smokeout today by calling on lawmakers to protect the health of Maryland residents by passing strong tobacco control legislation. Only by tackling tobacco use through a comprehensive approach can we effectively overcome the country’s tobacco epidemic and prevent the more than 480,000 deaths each year caused by tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke.  The coalition of advocates, including a local cardiologist and public policy experts from across the state, called on lawmakers to raise the tobacco sales age in ...

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