Performers urged to reject tobacco sponsorships
Editor
Feb 27, 2013
The Java Jazz festival kicks off this Friday in Jakarta, Indonesia. It's one of the largest annual music festivals in the world, and concert promoters have spent the last few months promoting the stars who will perform. But they've promoted tobacco even more.
What are the biggest words on Java Jazz's official poster and billboards? It's not "Java Jazz." It's not the names of star performers. It's a brand of cigarettes made by Djarum, the tobacco company sponsoring the music festival.
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posted February 27, 2013
GlaxoSmithKline helps stars quit
Editor
Feb 22, 2013
There will be plenty of glitz and glamour at the Academy Awards this weekend, but there’s one thing about the Oscars that’s not so glamorous: the continued prevalence of smoking in movies.
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posted February 22, 2013
Following Australia's Lead
Editor
Feb 19, 2013
New Zealand plans to become the second country to require that cigarettes be sold in plain packaging, free of colorful logos and other branding. New Zealand’s government announced today that it will introduce legislation requiring plain packaging, following the lead of Australia, which implemented its plain packaging law in December 2012.
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posted February 19, 2013
Bloomberg News report shows China needs to curtail appeal of cigarettes
Editor
Feb 12, 2013
As China celebrates the week-long Lunar New Year holiday, cigarettes are casting a deadly pall over the festivities.
A new report by Bloomberg News highlights how the exchange of cigarettes as gifts is a deeply ingrained part of the country’s New Year celebrations, contributing to a tobacco epidemic that kills more than one million Chinese each year.
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posted February 12, 2013
New law makes Chile region’s 14th smoke-free country
Editor
Feb 8, 2013
Chilean President Sebastián Piñera has signed a new law that requires all enclosed public places to be smoke-free and includes marketing restrictions and other measures to reduce tobacco use. The new law continues Latin America’s rapid progress in fighting the tobacco epidemic and makes Chile the region's 14th country to go smoke-free.
The law's smoke-free requirement applies to all enclosed public spaces, including restaurants, bars, nightclubs, casinos and stadiums throughout the country. The law also bans smoking on live television before 10 pm and restricts tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship.
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posted February 08, 2013
Bipartisan support in Kentucky and Oklahoma
Editor
Feb 7, 2013
Underscoring the bipartisan backing for smoke-free laws, Kentucky’s Democratic governor and Oklahoma’s Republican governor have highlighted their support for such laws in their state-of-the-state speeches this week.
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posted February 07, 2013
Mentally ill smokers want to quit, but need more intensive help
Editor
Feb 6, 2013
People with mental illness smoke at much higher rates than the U.S. population as a whole, but are as interested in quitting as other smokers and can quit successfully with more intensive smoking cessation treatment.
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posted February 06, 2013
Proposals advance in Massachusetts, Minnesota, Wyoming
Editor
Jan 28, 2013
Tobacco tax increases are a win-win-win solution for states — a health win that reduces smoking and saves lives, a financial win that raises revenue and reduces tobacco-related health care costs, and a political win because tobacco taxes have the strong support of the public.
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posted January 28, 2013
Bill would require smoke-free public places, restrict tobacco sales and marketing
Editor
Jan 25, 2013
Historic tobacco control legislation is a key step closer to becoming law in Russia after the lower house of the country's parliament, the State Duma, overwhelmingly approved it on second reading today.
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posted January 25, 2013
Deadline: January 31
Editor
Jan 18, 2013
With just two months to go until Kick Butts Day, we are gearing up for the biggest day to fight Big Tobacco. But the battle lasts more than just one day. Our Youth Advocates of the Year Awards recognize youth from across the country who are doing an outstanding job of taking on tobacco year-round.
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posted January 18, 2013
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