Updates matching "Tobacco Control"

As fewer kids smoke traditional cigarettes, tobacco companies are enticing them with a booming market of sweet-flavored tobacco products, especially electronic cigarettes and cigars, according to a report issued today by five leading public health organizations.

HARTFORD ---Today, on “Kick Butts Day” some of Connecticut’s most prominent public health advocates are calling on state lawmakers to pass legislation that will help young people from ever getting addicted. On Kick Butts Day, kids encourage their peers to be tobacco-free, reject tobacco companies’ devious marketing, and urge elected

Guam’s Legislature passed Bill 9-34 in a strong display of bipartisan support.

Legislation to raise the state’s cigarette tax by $1.50 per pack and impose an equivalent tax on other tobacco products including cigars, smokeless tobacco and electronic cigarettes is gaining support and not just from public health groups.

Adding E-cigarettes to Allegheny County’s Smoke-free Law a Victory for Public Health Pittsburgh, PA– March 7, 2017 – This statement can be attributed to four of the leading health advocacy organizations: American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, American Heart Association, American Lung Association and the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids.