Updates matching "International Tobacco Prevention"

In 2012, Australia passed a law requiring that all cigarettes and other tobacco products must be sold in plain packages without company branding. One year later, adult smoking fell by 15% . In countries with a prohibition on direct and indirect marketing of tobacco products, smoking was reduced

From New Hampshire to Hawaii, state legislatures made important progress in saving lives from cancer during their 2015 legislative sessions. But, the news was not all good as many states are still failing to pass legislation that would prevent cancer, reduce youth smoking, improve access to cancer care and significantly

More than 600 cancer patients, survivors, caretakers, volunteers and staff from across the country convened recently in Washington, DC for the annual ACS CAN Leadership Summit and Lobby Day. Constituents from all 50 states (plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Guam) and nearly every congressional district met with

Last week, Representative Sander Levin (D-MI) called for tobacco restrictions in a major trade deal, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Tobacco products, the only consumer product that kills when used exactly as intended, are unique, and Levin calls for them to be treated as such under the trade agreement. Levin has

The late ACS CAN volunteer Terrie Hall is featured in a newest installment of a nationwide advertising campaign convincing people to not smoke.ξ The ads are part of the Centers for Disease Control and PreventionŠ—Ès (CDC) Š—“Tips From Former SmokersŠ— campaign. Terrie, an Ambassador at ACS CANŠ—Ès Celebration on the

Cigarette smoking and tobacco use may be down in the United States, but did you know that across the world, more people smoke now than in 1980? Emerging economies like China, India and Russia are experiencing both population growth and a rise in popularity of cigarette smoking. According to a