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Connecticut House Passes Budget with Historic Tobacco Control Funding
... state Tobacco Control and Health Trust Fund to fund critical tobacco prevention and cessation efforts. This budget investment comes after years of spending no money on tobacco control efforts in the state. The following statement can be attributed to Bryte Johnson, Connecticut government relations director for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN): "After years of the state investing zero dollars to reduce the devastating toll of tobacco use and protect Connecticut youth from Big Tobacco, ACS CAN is ...
Connecticut Lawmakers Fund $12 Million to Fight Tobacco Use
... control programs help prevent youth from starting to use tobacco products and support and promote cessation among current tobacco users. ACS CAN recommends that states dedicate a portion of tobacco tax and other tobacco-related revenue for tobacco control. However Connecticut is falling short, providing ZERO funding in the current ... budget. The Numbers: $2.03 Billion - Annual health care costs directly caused by smoking $473.2 million - Amount of tobacco revenue and tobacco settlement funds CT receives annually $55.9 million -Estimated amount the tobacco industry spends on marketing ...
Connecticut Lawmakers Must Act to Protect Kids & Adults from Tobacco Industry Influence
... and helping current tobacco users quit in accordance with the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s best practices. A coalition of public health groups have joined together to urge the state to dedicate robust and sustainable funds to combat a leading cause of preventable death and disease in the state. The Master Settlement Agreement dollars Connecticut receives and the tobacco taxes the state ... state funds to lifesaving tobacco control programs is not one of these things,” said Bryte Johnson, director of government relations for ACS CAN in Connecticut. “Gov. Lamont’s proposed zero-dollar investment in tobacco control programs is an extremely costly and unnecessary road to ...