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Friday, March 17, 2023 New Documentary Takes Hard Look at Tobacco Industry’s Predatory Tactics for New Generations. » Six years after his seminal short film “Black Lives/Black Lungs” documented the decades-long campaign transforming menth...
Friday, March 17, 2023 New Publication from WHO - "It’s Time to Invest in Cessation: the Global Investment Case for Tobacco » The World Health Organization’s publication “ It’s time to invest in cessation: the global investment case for tobacco c...
Friday, March 17, 2023 Dr. Carolyn Dresler, 2022 C. Everett Koop Unsung Hero Award Recipient, Joins ASH Board of Trustees. » "WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 24, 2023 – Action on Smoking and Health (ASH US) is honored to welcome Carolyn Dresler,...
Friday, March 17, 2023 New Online Training from ALA and AAP. » In a News Release shared on January 4, 2023, the American Lung Association in partnership with the American Academy...
Friday, March 17, 2023 Tips from Former Smokers® Campaign 2023 Launched March 6! » The 2023 Tips Campaign launched on March 6 and will run until Sunday, September 24. This year’s campaign is similar i...
Friday, March 17, 2023 Looking Back, Looking Ahead: FDA’s Progress on Tobacco Product Regulation in 2022. » On Jan. 31, Brian King, director of the Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Tobacco Products (CTP), published a pe...
Friday, March 17, 2023 SAMHSA Releases Improved Treatment Services Locator. » SAMHSA welcomes you to the newly improved FindTreatment.gov ! The upgraded website is easier to navigate, mobile-f...
Friday, March 17, 2023 March 31, 2023 - Take Down Tobacco National Day of Action. » Take Down Tobacco, a fresh take on Kick Butts Day, is the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids’ signature platform for empower...
Friday, March 17, 2023 Deadline of April 11 - Drug-Free Communities Support Program: Application Period is Open. » Are you working with communities interested in preventing substance use among youth? The Drug-Free Communities (DFC) S...
Friday, March 17, 2023 Webinar on March 22: SCLC Live Webinar, “Tobacco Regulation in an Evolving Landscape: Update from FD » Please join the Smoking Cessation Leadership Center at UCSF for the next live webinar, “Tobacco Regulation in an Evo...
Friday, March 17, 2023 30th Annual Nicotine Dependence Center Conference: Tobacco Treatment and Digital Care. » March 27 - 28, 2023 - ASU Health Futures Center - Phoenix, Arizona The 30th Annual Nicotine Dependence Center Conferenc...
Thursday, January 19, 2023 The Rising Popularity of Tobacco-free Nicotine. » The tobacco industry has begun promoting tobacco products with “tobacco-free” claims, describing products made with nico...
Thursday, January 19, 2023 E-cigarettes with Highest Levels of Nicotine Dominate the Market, with Sales Increasing 15-fold in F » Sales of e-cigarettes with the highest levels of nicotine (5% or greater) have risen drastically in the past five years,...
Thursday, January 19, 2023 The Real Cost of Smoking by State. » The economic and societal costs of smoking are just as huge. Every year, smoking costs the U.S. more than $600 bil...
Thursday, January 19, 2023 Mexico Imposes One of the World's Strictest Tobacco Laws. » On January 16, Mexico’s comprehensive new commercial tobacco law took effect – one of the strictest anti-tobacco law...
Thursday, January 19, 2023 CDC New Year Feature Article Encourages People to “Be Smokefree in ’23.” » A new CDC feature article provides support to people who want to make quitting smoking their New Year’s resolution. In...
Thursday, January 19, 2023 Tips Campaign Update. » CDC is in the final planning stages for the 2023 Tips campaign. However, it is anticipated that the campaign will be s...
Thursday, January 19, 2023 NIH-Seeking Input: Innovative Approaches to Promote Mental Wellness in Populations Experiencing Heal » The NIH ADVANCE (Advancing Prevention Research for Health Equity) initiative is seeking input about interventions or s...
Thursday, January 19, 2023 March 31, 2023 - Take Down Tobacco National Day of Action. » Take Down Tobacco, a fresh take on Kick Butts Day, is the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids’ signature platform for empower...
Thursday, January 19, 2023 January 26: CSF CTCRE's "It's About a Billion Lives" Symposium. » The first in-person "It's About a Billion Lives" Symposium since 2020 is taking place on Thursday, January 26, 2023 fr...
Thursday, January 5, 2023 CDC's 6\|18 Initiative: State Improvements Related to Tobacco Cessation through Increased Collaborati » This brief highlights 6\|18’s role in strengthening partnerships to increase access to and use of evidence-based tobacco...
Thursday, January 5, 2023 2022 Monitoring the Future Survey Shows Youth E-cigarette Use up among 10th and 12th Graders. » The 2022 Monitoring the Future Survey (MTF) released today confirms that youth vaping remains a serious public health th...
Thursday, January 5, 2023 POSTPONED: Cigarette Health Warnings Effective Date. » On November 7, 2022, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued an order in the case of R.J....
Thursday, January 5, 2023 ASQ Holiday Promotion Ideas \| Radio Script and Social Media Posts. » ASQ developed different creatives and hopes they are helpful for state quitlines plan to promote quitlines to Chine...
Thursday, January 5, 2023 Breaking News: A Global First - New Zealand Passes Tobacco Endgame Bill Package. » WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 13, 2022 – Today, the New Zealand Parliament adopted the strongest anti-tobacco law in worl...
Thursday, January 5, 2023 California Legislative Updates. » On December 12, 2022, Justice Elena Kagan, on behalf of the United States Supreme Court, denied a request by R.J. R...
Thursday, January 5, 2023 NIH-Seeking Input: Innovative Approaches to Promote Mental Wellness in Populations Experiencing Heal » The NIH ADVANCE (Advancing Prevention Research for Health Equity) initiative is seeking input about interventions or s...
Thursday, January 5, 2023 March 31, 2023 - Take Down Tobacco National Day of Action. » Take Down Tobacco, a fresh take on Kick Butts Day, is the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids’ signature platform for empower...
Thursday, November 17, 2022 How to Handle a Hybrid or Remote Workers Policy for Tobacco Use. » There can be confusion as to when the policy applies or how it can be enforced. Here’s what you need to know. » learn...
Thursday, November 17, 2022 Native American Heritage Month. » November is National American Indian Heritage Month. This is a time to reflect upon American Indian and Alas...
Thursday, November 17, 2022 E-cigarette Industry Spends Millions on Discounts and Sampling, Practices that Help Recruit Young Us » E-cigarette manufacturers spent a record $182.3 million in 2019 to discount their products, according to the latest Fede...
Thursday, November 17, 2022 CDC Foundation National E-Cigarette Sales Data Brief. » CDC Foundation has posted their most recent National Data Brief highlighting trends in national e-cigarette sales from J...
Thursday, November 17, 2022 New Supplement to Best Practices User Guide: "Tobacco Where You Live: Mapping Techniques" from CDC. » The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Office on Smoking and Health has published a new supplement to th...
Thursday, November 17, 2022 Deadline of December 7: 2023 NNPHI Annual Conference Abstracts Now Open! » The National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI) is seeking abstracts for the 2023 NNPHI Annual Conference, May...
Thursday, November 17, 2022 American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Youth Tobacco Cessation Case Studies. » In partnership with American Academy of Pediatrics, the CDC Office on Smoking and Health (OSH) is excited to announce a&...
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