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New Research Confirms Tobacco Products Contain Kid-Friendly Candy and Drink Flavoring

May 7, 2014

An article posted today in the New England Journal of Medicine confirms what public health advocates have suspected for decades that chemicals used to flavor popular candies and drinks are strikingly similar to those used to flavor tobacco products that are designed to addict kids.

FDA Takes Long-Awaited First Step to Regulate Cigars, E-Cigs and OTP

April 25, 2014
West Virginia

Urgency Needed for Regulation to Take Effect WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 24, 2014 – Following is a statement from John R. Seffrin, chief executive of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), on the deeming regulation issued today by the Food & Drug

FDA Takes Long-Awaited First Step to Regulate Cigars, E-Cigs and Other Tobacco Products

April 24, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. April 24, 2014 Following is a statement from John R. Seffrin, chief executive of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), on the deeming regulation issued today by the Food & Drug Administration (FDA): Five years after it began regulating cigarettes and certain other tobacco products,

Issue Update - E-Cigarettes

April 23, 2014
Florida

Click here for PDF Issue Update – E-cigarettes House Bill 169 and Senate Bill 224 Nicotine Dispensing Devices We have an exciting update to share with all of you! Our hard work and dedication has paid off. Yesterday, during the floor debate on the e-cigarette bills

Public Health Groups Send Letter of Support for Navy Proposal to Eliminate Tobacco Sales

April 17, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. April 17, 2014 Six leading public health groups sent a letter to U.S. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus this week voicing strong support for his proposal to eliminate the sale of tobacco products on all bases and ships. The Navy would be the first branch of the

Dramatic Increase in E-Cigarette Poisonings

April 7, 2014
National

Poisonings caused by the liquid nicotine used in eCigarettes have tripled in just the past year, according to a report from the National Poison Data System. These poisonings now account for more than 40 percent of calls to poison control centers, said a new report by the

We Know How To Reduce Tobacco Use

April 5, 2014
National

"We know how to turn back the statistics" on tobacco use, said the American Cancer Society's deputy chief medical officer speaking on behalf of ACS CAN in an op-ed appearing over the weekend in the Daily Oklahoman. Dr. Len Lichtenfeld's article appeared at the same time the state legislature is

Leading Health Groups Urge President Obama to Release Proposal to Regulate Cigars, E-Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products

April 1, 2014

WASHINGTON, DC -Six leading public health and medical organizations have asked President Obama to order the release of a critical public health proposal that would give the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authority over all unregulated tobacco products.ξ The proposal has been stalled in the White House Office of Management

Volunteer Terrie Hall Featured in Anti-Smoking Ad Campaign

February 20, 2014
National

The late ACS CAN volunteer Terrie Hall is featured in a newest installment of a nationwide advertising campaign convincing people to not smoke.ξ The ads are part of the Centers for Disease Control and PreventionŠ—Ès (CDC) Š—“Tips From Former SmokersŠ— campaign. Terrie, an Ambassador at ACS CANŠ—Ès Celebration on the