Updates matching "Tobacco Control"

Tobacco Tax Media Event W hat a beautiful day on March 7! Not only was the weather gorgeous but we had a fantastic Tobacco Tax Media Event in front of the State House along with our health advocates. The goal of the media event was to continue building

A new report released by the U.S. Surgeon General has provided further evidence of the need for stronger tobacco control efforts in the country. Amidst state legislature's cuts in funding for tobacco control programs and their refusal to pass laws to help stem this epidemic of youth smoking, many of

Big Tobacco is at it again. It wasn't long ago that ACS CAN volunteers helped score a major health victory when Congress passed a law granting the FDA the authority to regulate all tobacco products, including cigarettes and cigars. Now, Big Tobacco is pushing Congress to exempt many types of

We have two new smoke-free successes to announce: Evansville, IN passed a local ordinance that will make all non-hospitality workplaces, restaurants, and bars smoke-free. It goes into effect on April 1st. Chatham County, Georgia also passed a smoke-free ordinance that will cover all non-hospitality workplaces, restaurants and bars.ξ It goes

A federal district court judge in Washington, DC sided with Big Tobacco when he ruled that the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) could not implement its new cigarette warning labels. The new warning labels were to feature photos and drawings which depict the consequences of smoking and text, such