Federal Court Orders FDA to Quickly Implement Graphic Cigarette Warnings as Mandated by Law
Statement of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Massachusetts Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, American Cancer Society, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, American Heart Association, American Lung Association, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and Truth […]
posted on 09/06/2018
New Investigation Exposes How Tobacco Companies Market Cigarettes on Social Media in the U.S. and Around the World
Health groups urge U.S. Federal Trade Commission to investigate companies’ failure to disclose paid advertising WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tobacco companies are secretly advertising cigarettes on social media platforms like Instagram, Facebook and Twitter by paying social […]
posted on 08/28/2018
Purveyors of Juice-Box Style, Nicotine-Filled E-Liquids Quit Selling the Products
WASHINGTON — Makers of e-cigarette and vaping liquids like One Mad Hit Juice Box, V’Nilla Cookies & Milk, Unicorn Cakes and other products with packaging that could appeal to children have stopped selling them, according to […]
posted on 08/23/2018
National Cancer Institute Tobacco Policy Viewer
Check out this great tool from NCI Implementation of smoke-free policies can lower smoking rates and reduce exposure to second hand smoke. The NCI Tobacco Policy Viewer is an interactive web resource for mapping, query, and download of […]
posted on 08/10/2018
Leading Health Groups Urge FDA to Stop Sales of New, Juul-Like E-Cigarettes Illegally Introduced Without Agency Review
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Six leading public health and medical organizations today urged the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to stop the sale of new electronic cigarette products that have been illegally introduced in recent months […]
posted on 08/08/2018
Durbin-Murkowski Bill Protects Kids from Flavored Tobacco
Statement of Matthew L. Myers, President, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids applauds Sens. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) for introducing the Stopping Appealing Flavors in E-Cigarettes for […]
posted on 08/02/2018
Massachusetts Becomes Sixth State to Raise Tobacco Age to 21
Statement of Matthew L. Myers, President, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids WASHINGTON, D.C. – Massachusetts today became the sixth state to prohibit the sale of tobacco products to anyone under 21 as Gov. Charlie Baker signed the […]
posted on 07/27/2018
$7.5M Las Vegas marijuana dispensary expects to open Nov. 1
Two former Henderson politicians plan to open what they call one of the world’s largest marijuana dispensaries Nov. 1. The plan does not stop with marijuana, however. Former Henderson Mayor Bob Groesbeck and former Councilman Larry […]
posted on 07/24/2018
Smoke-Free and Tobacco-Free Policies in Colleges and Universities ― United States and Territories, 2017
Each year in the United States, cigarette smoking causes an estimated 480,000 deaths, including approximately 41,000 deaths from secondhand smoke exposure among nonsmoking adults (1). Smoke-free policies protect nonsmokers from secondhand smoke exposure, reduce the social […]
posted on 06/22/2018
New U.S. Survey Shows Youth Cigarette Smoking Is at Record Lows, but E-Cigarettes and Cigars Threaten Progress
Statement of Matthew L. Myers, President, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids WASHINGTON, D.C. – The 2017 National Youth Tobacco Survey released today shows that youth cigarette smoking is at record lows, but far too many kids – […]
posted on 06/07/2018