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... legislation to prevent and reduce cancer, according to a new report released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). The annual "How Do You Measure Up? A Progress Report on State Legislative Activity to Reduce Cancer Incidence and Mortality" finds Wyoming meets the benchmark in just two of the nine public policy areas. Wyoming earned a "red" ranking in several tobacco control categories, including its tobacco tax. At just 60 cents per pack, Wyoming’s current cigarette tax is one of the lowest in the nation. By significantly increasing taxes on cigarettes, cigars, little cigars, smokeless tobacco and all other tobacco ...

NASHVILLE, TN –   January 24, 2022 –  Even as tobacco use remains the number one cause of preventable death in the United States and youth e-cigarette use remains at high levels, a new report highlights how too many states continue to ... shortchange programs designed to prevent kids from using tobacco products and help tobacco users quit - with Tennessee ranking amongst the top 5 of states doing so.   This year (fiscal year 2023), Tennessee will collect $406 million from the 1998 tobacco settlement and tobacco taxes but ... and cessation programs.  “Smoking now directly causes an overwhelming $3.10 billion in health care costs annually in Tennessee,” noted ACS CAN Government Relations Director Maddie Bushnell. “It’s time that our leaders make an investment in prevention programs that is proportional ...

Baton Rouge, La.  --  May 27, 2025 Survivors, caregivers and advocates from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) joined forces at the Capitol earlier today for Cancer Action Day. Their goal: educate lawmakers on the importance of funding tobacco prevention. Constituents had the chance to meet and converse with their respective lawmakers on why comprehensive tobacco ... the number one cause of preventable death and is responsible for 32.7% of cancer deaths in Louisiana.” In Louisiana, smoking is estimated to cost $2.19 billion in direct health care costs each year, including $863.2 million in annual Medicaid costs. Investing in prevention and cessation ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. July 21, 2014 Following is a statement from Chris Hansen, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), in reaction to a Florida jury award of $23 billion in punitive damages to widow Cynthia Robinson in her lawsuit against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco ... on Smoking and Health , tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke claimed the lives of more than 20 million Americans, and they continue to cost our economy almost $300 billion in health care costs and lost productivity annually. The American people have paid for the devastating impact ...