NEW YORK -- WHO today released new data concerning tobacco control. The data show that while progress has been made, not a single country fully implements all key tobacco control measures, and outlined an approach that governments can adopt to prevent tens of millions of premature deaths by the middle of this century. In a new report which presents the first comprehensive … [Read more...] about New Report on Global Tobacco Control Efforts
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R. J. Reynolds Backs Campaign Against Tobacco Tax Hike
Cigarette tax proposal would change tax from 7 cents per pack to 30-50 cents if the plan passes. However, the country's second-largest cigarette company is an anonymous backer of a campaign opposing a bill to raise South Carolina's lowest-in-the-nation cigarette tax. The message began showing up in mailboxes last week -- 10,000 postcards sent to Republican activists by … [Read more...] about R. J. Reynolds Backs Campaign Against Tobacco Tax Hike
Mississippi is 27th for Anti-Tobacco Money
Once among the nation's leaders for anti-smoking campaigns for youth and teens, Mississippi now ranks 27th among states that spend money on tobacco prevention, a new report says. The report released Wednesday also found that tobacco companies spend $183 million a year on marketing in Mississippi, almost 23 times the state funding for tobacco prevention. State Health … [Read more...] about Mississippi is 27th for Anti-Tobacco Money
Tobacco Industry Puts Profits Before Kids in Defeating Oregon Ballot Initiative
Statement of William V. Corr, Executive Director, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Tobacco or Kids? Who has values? Washington, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- By telling $12 million worth of lies, the Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds tobacco companies have again protected their profits at the expense of children. By defeating a ballot initiative to increase Oregon's … [Read more...] about Tobacco Industry Puts Profits Before Kids in Defeating Oregon Ballot Initiative
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