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Broken Promises to Our Children / The 1998 State Tobacco Settlement 14 Years Later

Our latest report, issued December 6, 2012, finds that states are spending only a miniscule portion of their tobacco revenues to fight tobacco use. The states have failed to reverse deep cuts to tobacco prevention and cessation programs that have undermi
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK)
added Dec 6, 2012 09:29
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New Report: States Spend Less Than Two Percent of Tobacco Revenues to Fight Tobacco Use

States Missing Opportunity to Save Lives and Reduce Health Care Costs
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK)
added Dec 6, 2012 09:21
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Antismoking Outlays Drop Despite Tobacco Revenue

states have spent less on tobacco prevention over the past two years than in any period since the national tobacco settlement in 1998, despite record high revenues from the settlement and tobacco taxes, according to a report to be released on Thursday.
New York Times
added Dec 6, 2012 02:40
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Health Care Reform Is Opportunity to Help More Smokers Quit

Lung Association issues annual check-up on tobacco cessation coverage . . . The health reform law expanded tobacco cessation coverage under Medicaid and private insurance plans. It requires new private insurance plans to provide coverage for proven prev
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added Dec 4, 2012 17:10
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Australia Implements World’s First Law Requiring Plain Cigarette Packs

Not surprisingly, tobacco companies are looking for sneaky ways around the new law. Tactics the companies have tried include enticing new brand names, ringed watermarking that makes cigarette paper look more sophisticated and inserting apparent travel de
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added Nov 30, 2012 13:29
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FairWarning Details How Tobacco Companies Use Trade Treaties to Fight Tobacco Control Measures

These tactics underscore the need for the United States and other countries to work to exclude tobacco products from trade and investment agreements. These agreements should not promote or increase use of tobacco products, and they should not prohibit a
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK)
added Nov 30, 2012 00:21
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Delaware Celebrates 10 Years of Smoke-Free Air

Delaware was the second state after California to enact a strong, statewide smoke-free law, and it helped spur a national movement to protect everyone’s right to breathe clean air.
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added Nov 28, 2012 15:27
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U.S. Judge Orders Tobacco Companies to Admit Deception and Tell the Truth to the American People

Today's ruling is a critical step toward ending decades of tobacco industry deception that has resulted in millions of premature deaths, untold suffering and billions in health care costs. Requiring the tobacco companies to finally tell the truth is a sm
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK)
added Nov 27, 2012 21:57
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Implementation of tobacco cessation coverage under the Affordable Care Act: Understanding how private health insurance policies cover tobacco cessation treatments (PDF)

As a result of conflicting contract language, it is nearly impossible to determine with certainty whether tobacco cessation treatment is a covered benefit. Conflicting contract language may mean that a company did not carefully review contracts to delete
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK)
added Nov 26, 2012 17:18
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Deadly Alliance: How Big Tobacco and Convenience Stores Partner to Market Tobacco Products and Fight Life-Saving Policies

Tobacco companies have enlisted convenience stores as their most important partners in marketing tobacco products and fighting policies that reduce tobacco use, thereby enticing kids to use tobacco and harming the nation’s health, according to a report by
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK)
added Nov 26, 2012 17:06
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