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Oregon Voters Pass Tobacco Tax Increase that Will Save Lives, Protect Kids from Lifetime Addiction and Fund Health Care Programs
... per pack and tax e-cigarettes for the first time in Oregon. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) was one of the leading health care organizations working as part of the Yes on 108 campaign. Jamie Dunphy, Oregon government relations director for ACS CAN, released the following statement: "This is a great victory for public health and tobacco control efforts in Oregon that will save thousands of lives and reduce the devastating toll of tobacco use on our families and ...
Voter-Passed Cigarette and E-cigarette Tax Increases Takes Effect January 1 in Oregon
... voters overwhelming approved Measure 108 in November 2020. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) was one of the leading health organizations working as part of the Yes on 108 campaign to pass Measure 108. Oregon’s cigarette tax will now be $3.33 per pack, the sixth ... revenue, according to projections from ACS CAN, the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and Tobacconomics. This new revenue will provide access to health care on the Oregon Health Plan at a time when health care coverage is critical, and fund the state’s tobacco prevention and cessation programs to ...
American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Urges Oregonians to Vote Yes on Measure 108
... have an opportunity to save thousands of lives, protect our kids from Big Tobacco and a lifetime of addiction, and help fund critical health care programs at a time when access to care is more important than ever by passing this lifesaving Measure. "Tobacco use is the leading cause of ... from starting—a critical tobacco control strategy at a time when youth e-cigarette use has reached epidemic levels. "According to the Oregon Health Authority, one in four 11th graders have used e-cigarettes and youth e-cigarette use increased nearly 80% in the past two years. Research ...
American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Commits $50,000 to Ballot Campaign to Fight Big Tobacco and Curb Youth E-cigarette Epidemic
... will vote on a $2 per pack cigarette tax with an equal tax increase on all tobacco products including e-cigarettes. Revenue will fund vital health care and tobacco control programs. Oregon’s current cigarette tax is 32nd in the nation and below the national average. “Increasing the price ... death and disease. This year, smoking will claim the lives of nearly 5,500 adult Oregonians and cost the state more than $1.5 billion in annual health care costs. “The fact is, one third of all cancer deaths are attributed to tobacco use,” said Friend. “If we want to reduce cancer ...
New Report: Oregon Gets Mixed Results on Public Policies to Fight Cancer
... Smoking also causes about 28 percent of all cancer deaths in the state. Tobacco use also costs the state more than $1.5 billion in annual health care costs. Regular and significant tobacco tax increases are one of the most effective ways to help adults quit and prevent kids from starting, while saving health care costs overall. How Do You Measure Up? rates states in eight specific areas of public policy that can help fight cancer: increased ...
American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Urges Oregon Lawmakers to Support $2 Tobacco Tax Increase
... Action Network (ACS CAN) urges Oregon lawmakers to support a proposed tobacco tax increase that will help reduce tobacco use, save lives, lower health care costs and raise revenue. At a public hearing on April 10 and April 11, cancer advocates will share personal stories and testimony about the ... The revenue from the $2 cigarette tax increase would also be significant, generating nearly $173 million in new annual revenue while reducing health care costs. In fact, as smoking rates decrease from a $2 cigarette tax increase, the state would see about $1.02 billion in long-term health ...
New Report: Oregon Falls Short on Public Policies to Fight Big Tobacco
... several key tobacco control policies. "Oregon has made some great progress over the years in some areas of cancer prevention, access to care and quality of life, but there is still a lot of work left to do with our efforts to combat the constant threat from the tobacco ... Oregon can also increase its state funding for tobacco prevention programs to reduce tobacco use and tobacco-related disease, while lowering health care costs. "Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death and every year, 5,500 Oregonians die from smoking," said Friend. "We ... affiliate of the American Cancer Society, supports evidence-based policy and legislative solutions designed to eliminate cancer as a major health problem. ACS CAN works to encourage elected officials and candidates to make cancer a top national priority. ACS CAN gives ordinary people ...
ACS CAN Oregon Policy Forum: Cancer Prevention and the Fight Against Big Tobacco in Oregon
... roughly 5,500 Oregonians. Tobacco use causes nearly 30% of all cancer deaths. The financial costs of tobacco to the state is substantial through health care costs and lost economic productivity, and the tobacco industry has a sordid history of targeting vulnerable populations, especially children, ...