2012 Press Releases

• New Survey Shows U.S. Youth Smoking Rates Fell to Record Lows in 2012 Dec 19, 2012
• Federal Court Upholds Providence, RI, Measures to Reduce Tobacco Sales to Kids Dec 12, 2012
• New Report: States Spend Less Than Two Percent of Tobacco Revenues to Fight Tobacco Use Dec 6, 2012
• U.S. Judge Orders Tobacco Companies to Admit Deception and Tell the Truth to the American People Nov 27, 2012
• Many Health Insurance Plans Fall Short in Covering Tobacco Cessation Treatments Mandated by Health Reform Law, Study Finds Nov 26, 2012
• CDC Study: Smoke-Free Laws Spreading Fast in Largest U.S. Cities, But Many Still Unprotected from Secondhand Smoke Nov 15, 2012
• CDC Reports Slow Decline in Adult Smoking Rates – Elected Leaders Must Act To Accelerate Progress and Save More Lives Nov 8, 2012
• Tobacco-Free Kids Congratulates Senator-Elect Heitkamp, a Champion in the Fight Against Tobacco Nov 7, 2012
• Voters Make North Dakota Smoke-Free Nov 7, 2012
• New Study Finds Smartphone Apps Are Promoting Smoking, Often in Kid-Friendly Ways Oct 25, 2012
• New Study Shows Clearly that Highly Emotional and Graphic Anti-Smoking Advertisements Increase Quit Attempts Oct 9, 2012
• FTC Report Shows Big Decline in Cigarette Sales after 2009 Federal Cigarette Tax Increase, While Tobacco Companies Still Spend Huge Sums on Marketing Sep 21, 2012
• New Study Finds New York's High Cigarette Tax Has Dramatically Reduced Smoking, But State Must Do More to Help Low-Income Smokers Quit Sep 20, 2012
• Court Ruling Against Cigarette Warnings is Wrong on the Science and Law and Should be Appealed Aug 24, 2012
• World’s Largest Tobacco Use Study Shows Vast Scope of Tobacco Epidemic and Urgent Need for Countries to Act Aug 17, 2012
• Australia’s Highest Court Upholds Landmark Law Requiring Plain Cigarette Packaging Aug 15, 2012
• CDC Survey Shows Slow Declines in Youth Cigarette Smoking, but Troubling Increase in Cigar Smoking by African-American Teens Aug 9, 2012
• CDC Report Shows Tobacco Companies Manipulating Products to Avoid Taxes and Encourage Smoking — Congress and FDA Must Act to Protect Public Health Aug 2, 2012
• Federal Appeals Court Rejects Tobacco Industry Effort to Escape Corrective Actions for Violating Racketeering Laws Jul 27, 2012
• Supreme Court Decision to Uphold Health Reform Law Preserves Vital Tobacco Prevention Initiatives Jun 28, 2012
• Tobacco Companies Put Profits Before Kids in Defeating California Ballot Initiative to Raise Cigarette Tax Jun 25, 2012
• California Cigarette Tax Battle Shows Tobacco Companies Haven't Changed and Still Fight to Keep Kids Smoking Jun 8, 2012
• CDC Survey Shows U.S. High School Smoking Rate Fell to New Low in 2011; Elected Leaders Must Step Up Fight to Continue and Accelerate Gains Jun 7, 2012
• Illinois Tobacco Tax Increase Delivers Victory for Kids and Taxpayers May 30, 2012
• Proposed Cuts to North Carolina’s Highly Successful Tobacco Prevention Programs Will Hurt Kids and Increase Health Care Costs May 25, 2012

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