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Tobacco use will kill 1 billion people this century -- unless we act now. Tobacco companies must be held accountable for their marketing practices and deception. To pass strong tobacco control laws, we need grassroots support -- we can't do this without you!
Latest Action Alerts
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Indiana: Restore funding for tobacco prevention and cessation
The Senate has introduced their budget, which reduces funding for the Tobacco Prevention and Cessation program to $4.05 million. The House also has proposed a reduction in funding for the program from $8 million to $5 million. This news is very disappointing. Please take action to urge your legislators to continue level funding the program.
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Washington: Our last chance to save tobacco prevention funding
Our state senate released a budget with ZERO DOLLARS allocated to prevention funding. The House is voting on the budget within the next few days. Urge your representatives to include tobacco prevention funding in the House budget.
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Massachusetts: You can help prevent another tobacco addicted generation
A $1 tobacco tax increase will be voted on shortly in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. It's possible that it could go into a transportation specific bill to address revenue issues, and the legislature predicts that it will raise another $165 million annually for our state.
Please take action today!
Advocates in Action
Across the country, youth leaders are stepping up and fighting big tobacco. Check our these clips from our 2012 Youth Advocates of the Year Awards featuring National Award Winner, Gabe Glissmeyer, and Group Winner, Reality Check.
Big Tobacco spends one million dollars every hour to recruit kids as "replacement smokers" for the over 400,000 Americans killed each year by tobacco. Watch "Irreplaceable," a video by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and Y Street, the Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth's teen volunteer group.
Why join our fight?
- Tobacco will kill 1 Billion people worldwide this century ... unless we act now.
- Tobacco companies must be held accountable for their marketing practices and deception.
- pass strong tobacco control laws, we need public support — we can't do this without you!
By joining our fight, you can help:
- Get artists like Kelly Clarkson and Alicia Keys to drop tobacco sponsors from their concerts around the world.
- Help pass local legislation that is proven to reduce tobacco use.
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Why join our fight?
- Tobacco use will kill 1 Billion people worldwide this century ... unless we act now.
- Tobacco companies must be held accountable for their marketing practices and deception.
- To pass strong tobacco control laws, we need grassroots support — we can't do this without you!
By joining our fight, you can help:
- Get musicians like Kelly Clarkson and Alicia Keys to drop tobacco sponsors from their concerts around the world
- Knock tobacco out of the park by getting all tobacco use out of Major League Baseball.
- Pass government policies at the federal, state and local levels that are proven to reduce tobacco use.
Sign up today to receive updates and alerts about opportunities to fight Big Tobacco nationally and in your own community.
Your privacy is fully protected and we will never sell your information to a third party. (See Privacy Policy)
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