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ACS CAN Oklahoma Opposes 75-cent Cigarette Tax Increase Proposal
... proposal to raise Oklahoma’s cigarette tax by only 75 cents per pack. Tobacco tax increases, when implemented correctly, decrease the number of youth who start smoking, increase the number of smokers who quit, cut health care costs, and reduce deaths from lung and other cancers, heart diseases, strokes and other preventable, chronic ... of [our] cigarettes in Oklahoma.” But when the tax increase falls under $1, tobacco companies have demonstrated in other states that they can undermine smaller increases with coupons and discounts designed to ensure their most vulnerable customers (children, pregnant women and ...
Oklahoma Cigarette Price Increase Will Reduce Cancer Burden in State
Washington, D.C., — Today, Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin signed a bill into law that will increase the price of cigarettes by $1.50 per pack. In addition to funding state health initiatives, full implementation of this increase can generate significant revenue for Oklahoma. A statement from Chris Hansen, president of ACS CAN, follows: “The $1.50 increase in the price of ... that reducing the use of this deadly product should be a priority across the country. If appropriately implemented and enforced, the extra $1.50 cost per pack will save an estimated 16,700 lives in Oklahoma and keep more than 28,000 kids from becoming addicted adult smokers. The increase is ...
Proposed Meager Cigarette Tax Increase Won't Make Oklahoma Healthier
OKLAHOMA CITY – In response to the proposed 67 cent-per-pack cigarette tax increase, a coalition of leading national, state and local health organizations issued the following statement: “The bill to raise cigarette taxes by 67 cents per pack is flat out wrong for Oklahoma, and the House Appropriations and Budget committee failed to protect the health of our youth by giving the state what it really needs – a cigarette tax increase that would save lives. “Instead, the Legislature is now ... chronic diseases. Big Tobacco knows this too, and that’s why they are fighting what would be the first tax increase in 12 years. But we can’t let them win. “We urge the Legislature seek a meaningful cigarette tax increase, because maintaining status quo means that today there ...
2017 ACS CAN Oklahoma City Cancer Policy Forum
2017 ACS CAN OKC Cancer Policy Forum Cancer Research & Clinical Trials in Oklahoma You are invited to the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network's ... Oklahoma. Guests will include leading researchers, oncologists, health professionals, citizen-volunteers and health care advocates. There is no cost to attend. Advances in cancer research are fueling the way for better prevention, screening and treatment options. Researchers in Oklahoma received more than $87 million from the National Institutes of Health last year to support their efforts to help keep us healthy and develop better treatments when we are sick. Please join us to hear more ...