Georgia

This year, secondhand smoke will cause more than 41,000 deaths nation-wide among nonsmokers and smoking remains the leading preventable cause of illness and death in Georgia. Despite this, there are still places in Gwinnett County that allow tobacco use indoors! The evidence is clear: There is no safe level of...

Please join the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network for our virtual Cancer Action Day this Feburary 17, 2021. Together we can make a difference in the fight against cancer.

Tobacco use is the #1 cause of preventable death in the U.S. Georgia has the third lowest cigarette tax in the U.S. at 37 cents per pack. Georgia is burdened with $3.18 billion in annual health care expenses directly caused by smoking. 11,700 Georgians die from smoking each year a...

Everyone in Atlanta deserves a smokefree workplace and nobody should have to choose between their health and their job.