Topic: Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids

Posted on 05/18/11 at 1:00pm by webmaster . The Department of State Bureau of Consular Affairs and the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, both clients...
FDA Acts to Protect Public Health by Extending Authority over Tobacco Products, Including E-Cigarettes. Apr. 25, 2011 (PR Newswire) - . /* Style...
FDA Advisory Committee Concludes Removal of Menthol Cigarettes Would Benefit Public Health. Mar. 18, 2011 (PR Newswire) - . /* Style Definitions */...
Lorillard, R.J. Reynolds Lawsuit to Block FDA Menthol Report Is Act of Panic. Feb. 25, 2011 (PR Newswire) - . /* Style Definitions */...
Sin taxes have always been a popular way to raise money. They tend to adversely affect a relatively small group, which makes the legislators...
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U.S. would reap billions from $1 cigarette tax hike

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Adding a $1 per pack tax to cigarettes could raise more than $9 billion a year for states, health advocates said on Wednesday, and a poll released with the study shows Americans would support such a tax."An increase in ...
States cut tobacco prevention funds, now less than one-fifth of federal recommendationStates cut funding for state tobacco prevention programs more than 15 percent this year, pushing it further than ever below federally recommended levels, according to a report that a coalition of ...
Smokers flood stop-smoking hot lines with pleas for help as cigarette tax risesCalling your state stop-smoking hot line for help kicking the habit? Smokers are flooding the lines in a panic over an increase in the tobacco tax.Denver-based National Jewish Health ...

Correction: Tobacco Taxes story

Correction: Tobacco Taxes storyIn a Dec. 18 story about tobacco-growing states' proposals to raise cigarette taxes, The Associated Press misstated the name of an anti-smoking advocacy group on second reference. It is the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, not smoke-free kids. Copyright 2008 ...