Menthol Cigarettes and Flavored Cigars Press Releases
ALBANY, NY – APRIL 12, 2023 – Earlier today, JUUL announced it will pay $462 million to settle a multi-state investigation into its underage marketing practices to attract young consumers to its addictive e-cigarettes.
The following op-ed, by Dr. Arsyl De Jesus, was originally published in the Albany Times Union on March 22, 2023.
The Maine legislature is set to hear testimony on two bills that would take away municipalities control over certain public health ordinances
ALBANY, NY—MARCH 15, 2023— Utilizing information from the New York State Cancer Registry, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) released an analysis showing the devastating impact that cancers linked to tobacco use have on New Yorkers.
ALBANY, NY—MARCH 15, 2023— As state budget negotiations heat up, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) will release an analysis showing the annual number of New Yorkers diagnosed with a cancer linked to tobacco use and the number of lives lost to a cancer linked to cigarette
BUFFALO, NY –MARCH 11, 2023 – As budget discussions among state legislators pick up speed at the Capitol, Erie County religious, health and community leaders are set to rally alongside cancer patients and survivors on Monday, March 13.
BUFFALO, NY—MARCH 8, 2023— Utilizing data from the New York State Cancer Registry, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) released data showing the devastating impact that cancers linked to tobacco have on New Yorkers, specifically those living in Erie County:
The following op-ed, by NYC Councilmember Diana Ayala, was originally published in El Diario on March 8, 2023.
ALBANY, NY –FEBRUARY 24, 2023 – Cancer survivors, their families and caregivers from across New York will gather at the Capitol building to ask legislators to support policies that improve New Yorkers’ access to cancer screenings and early detection services and institute lifesaving tobacco contr