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True Cost of Tobacco SC

Increasing the tobacco tax will: improve public health, decrease the cost of health care, and generate revenue for critical unmet needs in our state. Let’s reduce the toll of tobacco on our families by increasing the cigarette tax by $1.50 per pack.

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South Carolina Falling Short on Cancer-Fighting Public Policies

August 1, 2019

South Carolina

South Carolina is falling short when it comes to implementing policies and passing legislation to prevent and reduce suffering and death from cancer. According to the latest edition of How Do You Measure Up?: A Progress Report on State Legislative Activity to Reduce Cancer Incidence and Mortality.

2019 SC State Legislative Session Summary

May 15, 2019

South Carolina

Victory in the fight against cancer requires bold new public policies that promote cancer prevention, early detection of cancer, and expand access to quality, affordable health care. Lawmakers make many decisions that impact the lives of South Carolinians touched by cancer and their leadership is vital to defeating this disease.

Sneakers Cover State House Front Steps to Urge Legislators to Keep South Carolina Teens Healthy

February 5, 2019

South Carolina

Today, the front steps of the South Carolina State House were covered in sneakers to remind lawmakers to protect teen health by raising the cigarette tax by $1.50 and prohibiting teens under 18 from using indoor tanning devices.

South Carolina Cancer Survivors Mark Great American Smokeout by Calling for Strong Tobacco Control Legislation

November 15, 2018

South Carolina

Cancer patients and survivors marked the American Cancer Society’s (ACS) 43 rd annual Great American Smokeout today by calling on state lawmakers to protect the health of South Carolina residents by passing strong tobacco control legislation.