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... D.C. – Nov. 9, 2016 – “California voters saw through the tobacco industry’s smokescreen and delivered a historic victory for public health last night with the passage of a ballot initiative that increases the state’s tobacco tax by $2 per pack. Proposition 56 not only raises ... for their cigarette tax. “Prop. 56 is a win-win for California. It will not only save lives and protect kids, it will save $9.22 billion in health care costs and will generate a significant amount of new revenue to support public health programs like the state’s tobacco prevention and ...

... of the money on programs to prevent kids from smoking and help smokers quit, according to a report released today by a coalition of public health organizations . States are being penny-wise and pound-foolish in shortchanging tobacco prevention and cessation program despite conclusive ... use is the number one cause of preventable death in the United States, killing more than 400,000 Americans and costing the nation $96 billion in health care bills each year. Key findings of the report include: Over the past 15 years, the states have received $390.8 billion in tobacco-generated ...

The Health Effects of Secondhand Smoke   There is no safe level of exposure to secondhand smoke.  Every year secondhand smoke causes 35,000 deaths in ... workers often work longer hours.  The Surgeon General’s 2006 report summarizes the scientific evidence that has led every major public health organization and scientific authority to conclude that secondhand smoke isn’t just an annoyance, but a serious health hazard that can lead ... A study, released in August 2005 by the Society of Actuaries, found that secondhand smoke costs our country $10 billion a year in health care bills, lost wages and other costs. Smoke Free Policies are Popular According to the American Nonsmokers’ Rights Foundation, as of October ...

... workplace where smoking is permitted and condoned. We owe such comfort to the advocates—the restaurant workers, medical professionals, public health leaders and legislators—who fought tooth and nail for New Jerseyans’ right to breathe clean air through the Smoke-free Air Act. It is a ... We cannot let another year pass before we close the casino loophole in the Smoke-free Air Act. In January of this year, the N.J. Senate Health Committee passed a bill, S1493 , to enshrine casino workers’ right to a smoke-free workplace and protect them from the known dangers of ... viability of Atlantic City casinos. Since 2006, my fellow ACS CAN volunteers, which include cancer survivors, their loved ones and health care professionals, have been asking the same question: when are N.J. lawmakers going to do the right thing and protect the health of workers and ...