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U.S. Public Health At Risk in Juul-Altria Deal

December 20, 2018
National

Washington, D.C. – Juul Labs, producer of the e-cigarette and nicotine pods that are extremely popular with young people, announced today that it will sell a minority stake of its company to Altria Group, the parent company of Philip Morris USA and producer of Marlboro-branded cigarettes. The news that Juul

Surgeon General Says Teen E-Cigarette Use is an Epidemic

December 19, 2018
National

“I am officially declaring e-cigarette use among youth an epidemic in the United States." U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams said this earlier this week when announcing a national advisory regarding the skyrocketing use of e-cigarettes by teens. In the last year alone, teen use of e-cigarettes has increased by 78

Nation’s Top Doctor Issues Advisory on “Epidemic” of Youth E-Cigarette Use

December 18, 2018
National

The U.S. Surgeon General Jerome M. Adams today issued a national advisory to parents, teachers and health professionals regarding the skyrocketing increase of e-cigarette use among youth. Surgeon General advisories are used in cases where rapid and urgent action is needed.

Broken Promises Report from TFK

December 14, 2018
District Of Columbia, Maryland

20 years after the landmark 1998 state tobacco settlement, most states continue to shortchange tobacco prevention and cessation programs. This year, states will collect $27.3 billion from the tobacco settlement and tobacco taxes, but will spend only 2.4% of it to fight tobacco use. Check out TFK report to see

ACS CAN Celebrates City Council Passage of Tobacco 21 in Cincinnati

December 12, 2018
Ohio

The Cincinnati city council voted five to three to raise the minimum age of tobacco sales to 21 years old.

WBOC 16 News Story on Tobacco 21 legislation

December 10, 2018
Maryland

Check out WBOC 16 News Story- Maryland lawmakers and organizations eye tobacco buying age bill To learn more about the Tobacco 21 campaign click here .

Forum Highlights Tobacco’s Deadly Toll on Arkansas

November 29, 2018
Arkansas

Arkansas has the second-highest rate of smoking-related cancer deaths in the country: 33.5 percent of cancer deaths in Arkansas are directly attributable to smoking.

FDA announces new regulations on flavored tobacco and e-cigarettes

November 21, 2018
National

Minty-flavored and “easier” to smoke, menthol cigarettes have long been marketed to African Americans and have appealed to new smokers and teens. But, thanks to a proposal last week by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to end to the sale of menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars those products will

FDA Takes Action To Curb Tobacco Use: Proposes Prohibiting Menthol in Cigarettes and Flavors in Cigars, and Restricting Access to Flavored E-Cigarettes

November 15, 2018
National

Washington, D.C. – Today the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) formally announced plans to prohibit menthol flavoring in combustible cigarettes and flavors in cigars, and restrict the sale of some flavored electronic cigarettes to age-restricted in-person locations, with heightened age verification for online sales. The FDA plan comes as newly-released