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Supreme Court Lets FDA Move Forward with Graphic Cigarette Warnings And Other Tobacco Regulations

The new warnings are needed to better inform Americans about the deadly consequences of smoking. As Congress found in enacting the requirement, the current, text-only warnings – which are printed on the side of cigarette packs and haven't been updated si
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK)
added Apr 22, 2013 20:02
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[South America/Caribbean] Euromonitor: Tobacco Industry’s Outlook Dims in Latin America as Countries Take Strong Action

Thanks to strong government action to reduce tobacco use, the tobacco industry's outlook in Latin America is dimming according to new analysis by Euromonitor International, a strategy research group for consumer products. The analysis cites the example
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK)
added Apr 19, 2013 12:51
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Bloomberg Initiative Marks Milestone in Global Fight Against Tobacco

More than $100 million in grants awarded to support proven solutions
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK)
added Apr 17, 2013 08:59
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Tobacco Industry Rolls Out False Claims Against Increasing Tobacco Tax to Protect Kids

Their claims are false. Experience shows that tobacco tax increases are a reliable and predictable source of revenue for governments. Also, because low-income communities have higher smoking rates, they gain the most from smoking declines caused by highe
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK)
added Apr 17, 2013 08:58
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[North Carolina] Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids received $8 million grant

The grant is provided at a time when more state legislatures, including North Carolina, are siphoning significant amounts of money dedicated to tobacco-prevention efforts from the 1998 landmark Master Settlement Agreement to their state general funds.
Winston-Salem (NC) Journal
added Apr 12, 2013 13:13
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Cigarette Tax Plan Called One of “Three Best Ideas in Obama’s Budget”

Wonkblog also counters arguments – often made by tobacco companies – that the tobacco tax is regressive because lower-income people smoke at higher rates. As Wonkblog notes, a higher tobacco tax will actually reduce the regressive harms and costs of sm
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK)
added Apr 12, 2013 12:30
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Launch New Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use

today announced an ambitious, three-year collaboration to accelerate progress in reducing tobacco use, the nation's leading cause of preventable death. This new initiative comes as the United States nears the 50th anniversary of the first Surgeon General
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK)
added Apr 12, 2013 00:50
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Cigarette Butts Are Toxic Waste

In advance of Earth Day later this month, Legacy and the Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics have launched a new set of TV and radio Public Service Announcements (PSAs) to raise awareness and spur action about this form of toxic trash. The campaign
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK)
added Apr 10, 2013 09:09
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[Asia] India’s most populous state bans deadly gutka chewing tobacco

Supreme Court orders remaining states to join fast-growing effort to save lives
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK)
added Apr 9, 2013 02:37
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President’s Plan to Increase Tobacco Tax Will Prevent Kids from Smoking and Save Lives

It is great news for our nation's health, and especially for the health of our children, that President Obama plans to propose an increase in the federal tobacco tax to pay for early childhood education initiatives. The New York Times reported today that
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK)
added Apr 5, 2013 14:34
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