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Connecticut House Passes Budget with Historic Tobacco Control Funding
Hartford, Conn.—Last night, the Connecticut House passed the state’s budget, which allocates $12 million for the 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 ... use tobacco products. Smoking also causes over 25% of Connecticut’s cancer deaths, while costing the state more than $2 billion in annual health care costs. "For decades, Big Tobacco has targeted our youth and wreaked havoc in our communities, and this funding is a huge step forward in our ...
Connecticut Lawmakers Must Act to Protect Kids & Adults from Tobacco Industry Influence
HARTFORD – Tomorrow, Gov. Lamont’s public health budget will be heard by the Appropriations Committee. His budget, which was released on February 9, fails to allocate sufficient 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 ... costly and unnecessary road to take. Any short-term savings are dwarfed by the staggering toll tobacco use takes on our economy and our health care. Research shows that the more states spend on tobacco control, the greater the decrease in smoking – which not only saves money but saves ...
Connecticut Lawmakers Fund $12 Million to Fight Tobacco Use
... Connecticut is falling short, providing ZERO funding in the current state 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 ...