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Proposed Tobacco Tax Increase in President 's Budget Would Save Lives

April 5, 2013

WASHINGTON, D.C. April 5, 2013 ACS CAN applauds President Obama 's proposal to raise taxes on cigarettes and other tobacco products in the FY 2014 budget. A significant increase in the tobacco tax could have a dramatic impact on the public health of our nation by preventing disease and premature

CDC Launches Second Phase of National Education Campaign to Curb Tobacco Use

March 28, 2013

WASHINGTON, DC March 28, 2013 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 's (CDC) Office on Smoking and Health (OSH) announced this morning that it will launch the second phase of its Tips from Former Smokers campaign April 1 with a new set of national ads that encourage people to

Following DOJ Decision, FDA Should Quickly Create New Cigarette Warning Labels

March 19, 2013

With the Department of Justice announcement today that it will not appeal a federal court ruling throwing out new graphic warning labels created by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for cigarette packs, we urge the FDA to work expeditiously to develop new graphic warnings that are still required by law.

ACS CAN Applauds NYC Comprehensive Tobacco Control Package

March 18, 2013
New York

Mayor Bloomberg, Commissioner Farley, and the New York City Council deserve credit for once again taking on society's biggest public health threat.

Breaking: NY cuts have dramatically reduced calls to Quitline

March 11, 2013
New York

Cuts to tobacco control have dramatically reduced calls to New York's "Quitline" PDF version of this report: New York Quitline Cuts [104 KB PDF] New York's ongoing reductions in funding for tobacco control are hurting the effort to curb smoking. Over the past few years,

Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement

March 6, 2013
Oregon

In 1998, 46 states, including Oregon, and the tobacco companies entered into a $221 billion settlement to compensate states for past and future smoking-related expenditures. Since then, Oregon has received over $1 billion in settlement funds which unfortunately have been used for things such as debt service and budget shortfalls.

New CDC Survey Shows Dramatic Increase in E-Cigarette Awareness and Use; Need for FDA Regulation Critically Important

February 28, 2013

Awareness and use of electronic cigarettes, commonly referred to as e-cigarettes, significantly increased between 2010 and 2011, according to survey results released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 's (CDC) Office on Smoking and Health (OSH).

ACS CAN Lauds Court Decision Backing NYC Ban on Sale of Flavored Tobacco

February 27, 2013
New York

The U.S. District Court ruling that upheld New York City’s ban on the sale of flavored tobacco products is an important win in the fight against cancer.

Celebration of the 5-year anniversary of the Clean Indoor Air Act

February 26, 2013
Maryland

On Friday, February 1, the annual ACS CAN Maryland Research breakfast took place in Annapolis. The program was exceptional, not only honoring the three Sponsors of the 2007 Clean Indoor Actl, but also tracing the history of tobacco control in Maryland and citing the many heroes along the way who helped to finally achieve comprehensive smoke free area and a discussion of the future of lung cancer prevention and early detection.