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ACS CAN Oregon Applauds California's Action to Protect Youth from Big Tobacco

May 5, 2016
Oregon

ACS CAN California passes tobacco 21, Oregon urges law makers to follow suit

CDC 's Tips from Former Smokers Ad Campaign Shows Significant Impact on Tobacco Quit Attempts

March 24, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. March 24, 2016 The Preventing Chronic Disease journal today published the results of the effectiveness of the 2014 Tips from Former Smokers national campaign. First launched by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 2012, the second phase of the 2014

ACTION: Raise the age of sale for Tobacco to 21

March 17, 2016
Oregon

7 kids a day start smoking in Oregon. Let's make that number zero. More than 135 cities nationwide, including Boston, New York City, San Francisco and Chicago, and Hawaii have raised the age of sale for tobacco products to 21. Sign our petition and tell your elected officials it's

Cancer survivors and patients applaud historic efforts to protect youth from tobacco addiction

March 16, 2016
Oregon

ACS CAN urges Oregon to raise the age of sale of tobacco sales to 21

Press Release: New Round of Lifesaving Anti-Smoking Ads Launches

January 20, 2016
Maine

New Round of Lifesaving Anti-Smoking Ads Launches with CDC Funding Protected by Congress WASHINGTON, D.C. – January 20, 2016 – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released new advertisements today as part of its ongoing “Tips from Former Smokers” national campaign. The fifth

New Report Finds New York 20th in Nation in Tobacco Control and Prevention

December 10, 2015
New York

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Name: Marc Kaplan American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Cell: (518) 796-1038 Email: [email protected] New Report Finds New York 20th in Nation in Tobacco Control and Prevention ALBANY, NY --December 8, 2015--A new report released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer

Tobacco Companies Spend $20 to Market Products for Every $1 States Spend on Tobacco Prevention, New Report Finds

December 8, 2015

Tobacco companies spend $20 to market their deadly products for every $1 the states spend on programs to prevent kids from smoking and help smokers quit, according to a report released today by a coalition of public health organizations.

College Students Call for Passage of Strong Tobacco Control Legislation

November 19, 2015
Pennsylvania

College students are celebrating the American Cancer Society’s 40 th annual Great American Smokeout today by calling on local lawmakers and the governor to protect the health of state residents by passing strong tobacco control legislation.

Great American Smokeout an Opportunity for Congress and the Administration to Recommit to Strong Tobacco Control

November 19, 2015

Today is the American Cancer Society 's Great American Smokeout, a day that the Society encourages smokers to quit like a champion and the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) urges lawmakers and the administration to champion proven tobacco control policies that save lives.