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U.S. State and Local Issues: Prevention and Cessation Programs

Reducing Smoking, Saving Lives, Saving MoneyComprehensive, well-funded state programs that prevent kids from smoking and help smokers quit are proven to save lives and money.The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has established Best Practices that recommend key... Read More

Fact Sheets

Prevention Programs: Key Elements & Funding Sources

Essential Elements of a Comprehensive State Program

Tax Increases Are Not Enough — States Must Also Invest in Tobacco Prevention Programs

State Tobacco-Prevention Spending vs. State Tobacco Revenues

Using Tobacco Settlement Funds for Tobacco Prevention: Supportive Quotes from High-Ranking State Officials

State Tobacco Settlement Spending for Tobacco Prevention 2000-2023

MSA Calls for States to Invest Tobacco Settlement Funds to Prevent and Reduce Tobacco Use

Tobacco Prevention Programs Save Lives & Money

Quitlines Help Smokers Quit

Comprehensive Statewide Programs Reduce Tobacco Use

Comprehensive State Tobacco-Control Programs Save Money

The Impact of Reductions in Tobacco Control Program Funding

Public Education Campaigns Reduces Tobacco Use

Return on Investment from Investing in Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Programs

State Tobacco Settlement Spending for Tobacco Prevention 2000-2023

Scientific Conclusions on the Effectiveness of Comprehensive Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Programs

Enforcing Laws Prohibiting Cigarette Sales to Kids Reduces Youth Smoking

Youth Purchase and Possession Laws are Not Proven to Reduce Tobacco Use

Scientific Conclusions on the Effectiveness of Public Education Campaigns

Press Releases

New Report: States Can Help Finish the Fight Against Tobacco by Boosting Funding for Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Efforts (Dec. 14, 2016)

Congress Shouldn’t Sacrifice Disease Prevention Efforts to Pay for 21st Century Cures Act (Nov. 30, 2016)

Tobacco Companies Spend $20 to Market Products for Every $1 States Spend on Tobacco Prevention, New Report Finds (Dec. 08, 2015)

New Report: States Shortchange Tobacco Prevention Programs That Can Stop 7 Million Kids from Smoking, Save Over 2 Million Lives (Dec. 11, 2014)

Fifteen Years after Tobacco Settlement, Report Finds Most States Continue to Shortchange Prevention Programs (Dec. 09, 2013)

New Report: States Spend Less Than Two Percent of Tobacco Revenues to Fight Tobacco Use (Dec. 06, 2012)

New Report: States Shortchange Tobacco Prevention Programs Proven to Save Lives and Health Care Dollars (Dec. 13, 2017)

New Report: 20 Years After Tobacco Settlement, States Still Shortchanging Prevention Programs That Save Lives and Health Care Dollars (Dec. 14, 2018)

New Report: As Youth E-Cigarette Epidemic Worsens, States Continue to Shortchange Prevention Programs That Could Help (Dec. 19, 2019)

Illinois Governor’s Decision to Shutter State’s Tobacco Quitline Will Cost Lives and Money (Apr. 15, 2015)

Mourning the Death of Terrie Hall, Who Dedicated Her Life to Helping Others Live Longer (Sep. 17, 2013)

New Report: States Continue to Shortchange Tobacco Prevention Programs, Though a Few States Show a Welcome Increase (Jan. 13, 2022)

New Studies Detail the High Costs of Smoking in America, and the Comparative Bargain of Convincing People to Quit (Dec. 10, 2014)

Public Health Experts Call on Insurers to Comply with the ACA Requirement to Provide Tobacco Cessation Assistance to All Tobacco Users (Nov. 19, 2014)

New Poll: 63 Percent of Ohio Voters Favor $1 Cigarette Tax Increase to Help Fund Tobacco Prevention Programs (Apr. 29, 2014)

Chicago Sets Example for the Nation by Reducing High School Smoking to Record Low (Apr. 16, 2014)

Speaker Quinn and Council Members Propose Strong Action To Further Reduce Smoking in New York City (Apr. 22, 2013)

FDA’s Bold New Media Campaign Will Prevent Kids from Smoking and Save Lives (Feb. 04, 2014)

New CDC Guide Confirms Well-Funded Tobacco Prevention Programs Reduce Smoking, Save Lives and Money (Jan. 30, 2014)

New Survey Shows U.S. Youth Smoking Rates Fell to Record Lows in 2013 (Dec. 18, 2013)

States Have Another Chance to Fund Tobacco Prevention Programs after Ruling in Tobacco Settlement Dispute (Sep. 13, 2013)

Florida Sets Example for the Nation in Cutting High School Smoking to Under 9 Percent (Sep. 06, 2013)

Preventive Health Panel Backs Lung Cancer Screening for High-Risk Groups, Emphasizes Need to Quit Smoking (Jul. 30, 2013)

Deep Cut to New York’s Acclaimed Tobacco Prevention Program Benefits Tobacco Industry at Kids’ Expense (Mar. 29, 2011)

Mayor Bloomberg Proposes Strong New Measures to Win the Fight Against Tobacco (Mar. 18, 2013)

New Study: California's Tobacco Control Program Saved Over $130 Billion In Health Care Costs (Feb. 13, 2013)

Tobacco-Free Kids Applauds Senator Harkin for Making Tobacco Prevention a Priority in Wellness Initiative (Jan. 22, 2013)

New Study Confirms States Can Reduce Youth Smoking with Well-Funded Prevention Programs, Higher Tobacco Taxes and Strong Smoke-Free Laws (Jan. 17, 2013)

New Survey Shows U.S. Youth Smoking Rates Fell to Record Lows in 2012 (Dec. 19, 2012)

Many Health Insurance Plans Fall Short in Covering Tobacco Cessation Treatments Mandated by Health Reform Law, Study Finds (Nov. 26, 2012)

Supreme Court Decision to Uphold Health Reform Law Preserves Vital Tobacco Prevention Initiatives (Jun. 28, 2012)

Proposed Cuts to North Carolina’s Highly Successful Tobacco Prevention Programs Will Hurt Kids and Increase Health Care Costs (May. 25, 2012)

CDC Report: States Have Spent Little Tobacco Revenue on Tobacco Prevention (May. 24, 2012)

CDC Media Campaign Tells the Deadly Truth about Smoking – Initiative Will Save Lives and Reduce Health Care Costs (Mar. 15, 2012)

New Poll Shows 71% of New York Voters Support Restoring Funding For Tobacco Prevention Programs (Mar. 05, 2012)

Cuts to Prevention Fund Jeopardize Efforts to Improve Health, Reduce Costs (Feb. 16, 2012)

CDC Report Shows Smoking Declines Have Cut Lung Cancer, But Many States Lag and Must Do More (Sep. 15, 2011)

Indiana Legislators Side with Big Tobacco over Kids By Killing Indiana Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Program (May. 02, 2011)

Final Health Reform Bill Should Make Prevention a Priority (Jan. 07, 2010)

Massachusetts' Success in Helping Medicaid Recipients Quit Smoking Shows Why Congress Should Require Cessation Coverage in Health Reform (Nov. 18, 2009)

Gov. Christie Should Sign Tobacco Prevention Measures That Will Protect Kids and Save Lives (Jun. 23, 2017)

New Report Underscores Indiana’s Dangerous Underfunding of Tobacco Control; State Needs to Boost Spending to Improve Health, Economic Competitiveness (Jun. 05, 2018)

Adult Smoking in U.S. Fell to Record Low 14 Percent in 2017, but There Is Much Work to Do to Reduce Smoking Among All Americans (Nov. 08, 2018)

New Report: States Continue to Shortchange Tobacco Prevention Programs that are Needed More than Ever as Nation Faces Both COVID-19 and Youth E-Cigarette Epidemic (Jan. 15, 2021)

House Appropriations Bill Would Greatly Harm Public Health by Eliminating Funding for CDC’s Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Programs (Jul. 14, 2023)