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From 2011 to 2015, high school youth smoking rates in New Mexico have fallen by 8.5 percentage points from 19.9% to 11.4%, thanks in large part to tobacco prevention and education. Leading health organizations including American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), American Lung Association, and American Heart Association don’t want to see a reversal of that progress.

We were running on empty when our 2016 Legislative Session ended at 5:30 AM on Saturday, June 18th. However, with the help of our phenomenal volunteers, we were able to accomplish big wins for 2016. Reducing the Toll of Tobacco Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Funding: ACS CAN worked to

$1 Per Pack Tobacco Tax Tops Agenda for Cancer Awareness Day at the Capitol Cancer Patients and Survivors Board “Whistle Stop” Rail Runner to Santa Fe SANTA FE, New Mexico – February 8, 2016 – Nearly a hundred

Leading health organizations including the American Lung Association, American Heart Association, the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, and the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) stood behind New Mexico Senator Howie Morales in the Capitol Rotunda today as he announced tobacco tax legislation designed to keep cigarettes and a

Raising tobacco taxes to deal with revenue challenges is strongly supported across party lines in New Mexico. A new poll conducted by Public Opinion Strategies shows 82 percent of New Mexicans support raising the tobacco tax by a buck-a-pack. The same poll indicates it is not “politics as usual” when

More than 9,000 Pennsylvania kids become daily smokers every year and one-third of them will die prematurely as a result. Pennsylvania leaders, struggling to end a budget impasse, can save lives and generate important new revenue with a significant increase of at least $1.00 – our coalition supports a $1.60-per-pack hike – in the state’s cigarette tax.

Save Lives California For Immediate Release October 7, 2015 Contact: Mike Roth, 916-444-7170 Save Lives California Files 2016 Cigarette Tax Initiative $2 per pack tax will fund research for cures to cancer, fight teen smoking Sacramento, CA – Today, the Save Lives California coalition, joined by