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World No Tobacco Day is this Friday 🚭📢
The tobacco industry continues to target kids and fight efforts to reduce tobacco use across the globe. As a result:
☠️ Tobacco kills 8 million people and sickens millions more every year
📈 E-cigarette use is higher among kids than
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NEW:
@nytimes
exposes how e-cigarette makers are switching to synthetic nicotine to evade FDA regulation and keep marketing flavored e-cigarettes to kids.
We strongly support bipartisan efforts in Congress to close this harmful loophole.
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THREAD (1/5): Our new study with
@IGTC_Hopkins
details how Big Tobacco systematically markets to kids by placing cigarette ads near schools and playgrounds in low- and middle-income countries.
Full study 👇
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BREAKING:
@US_FDA
has officially ordered all Juul e-cigs off the market.
This is a great step to protect kids, not the company that fueled the youth e-cig epidemic. It's time to finish the job and eliminate all flavored e-cigs, including menthol.
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Tobacco giant Reynolds American is spending millions on political contributions and lobbying to fight bans on menthol cigarettes. Once again, Big Tobacco is putting profits before lives. Policymakers must stand up to them.
More from
@BusinessInsider
👇
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Juul and other flavored, nicotine-loaded e-cigarettes drove the youth vaping epidemic. To end it,
@FDATobacco
must get these products off the market now.
Catch up on where the issue stands today with this helpful explainer. (via
@MikeNedelman
)
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31 AGs are calling on
@FDATobacco
to crack down on flavored, high-nicotine e-cigarettes.
FDA faces a Sept. 9 deadline to decide which products can stay on the market. Authorizing Juul or any flavored e-cig would be a failure to protect the nation's kids.
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It’s bad enough that
#PhilipMorrisInternational
continues to do business in Russia. Now we learn their Russian partner – a weapons oligarch – has been sanctioned for aiding Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine.
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Great news! San Diego has voted to end the sale of flavored tobacco products – bold action to protect kids, advance health equity and save lives.
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New
@SunTimes
editorial supports banning menthol cigarettes 👇
"There’s no good reason ... to keep a more-addictive version of an unhealthy product on the market, especially when that product is more likely to lure young people into a destructive habit."
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Fantastic news! The
@LACityCouncil
voted unanimously to end the sale of flavored tobacco products. It's a terrific win that will protect Los Angeles' kids from Big Tobacco, advance health equity and save lives.
Our statement 👇
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If
@FDATobacco
bans menthol cigarettes, it would be a profoundly significant step to reduce health disparities in the United States.
@PopSci
spoke with experts and advocates about the toll of menthol cigarettes and the impact of eliminating them.
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Once again, students begin a school year amidst a youth e-cigarette epidemic, fueled by flavored e-cigs.
We join
@schoolnurses
in a
@The74
op-ed to urge
@FDATobacco
to eliminate all flavors—including menthol—to help schools and parents protect kids.
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Surprise, surprise! One of the biggest pro-vaping groups is just British American Tobacco under a trench coat.
This is yet another example of Big Tobacco sowing misinformation to fight public health protections and benefit their bottom line.
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The
#NavajoNation
recently enacted a truly historic law making public spaces & workplaces smoke-free.
Dr. Patricia Nez Henderson — Navajo Nation member and longtime advocate — joined
@NPRWeekend
&
@titonka
to talk about this big victory for public health.
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Despite a court-ordered deadline,
@FDATobacco
has yet to rule on many e-cigarette applications. The FDA must quickly eliminate all flavored e-cigs or our kids will remain at risk.
Learn more in our new report 👇
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BREAKING:
@US_FDA
just proposed rules to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars.
This is historic action from the FDA &
@WhiteHouse
to protect our nation’s kids, advance health equity and save lives, especially among Black Americans.
Our statement👇
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Excellent op-ed from
@MaliaCohen
& Carol McGruder of
@aatclc
👇
"By voting to end the sale of flavored tobacco...we can protect kids from Big Tobacco preying on them for profit and safeguard future generations from suffering a lifetime of health problems."
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BREAKING:
@GovWhitmer
is taking bold action to protect kids by stopping the sale of flavored e-cigarettes in Michigan. We strongly support her efforts to address the youth e-cig epidemic. Flavored e-cigs have fueled this public health emergency.
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BREAKING: The U.S. Supreme Court just denied a request by R.J. Reynolds for an emergency injunction to block the implementation of California’s law ending the sale of most flavored tobacco products.
It's a major victory for kids and public health.
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This year,
@TakeDownTobacco
and youth advocates across the country are rallying on April Fools’ Day to take down the biggest joker of all: Big Tobacco. Find out how you can get involved and register your event today!
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For Kayla McPike, a
@TobaccoFreeKids
Youth Ambassador, the fight to get rid of menthol cigarettes is personal and long overdue.
"It’s a start at lifting this generational curse and ensuring a healthier future for young people like me."
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Brunswick, ME, just voted to end the sale of all flavored tobacco products! They join a growing list of communities across the country that have taken this important step to protect kids and save lives. The Maine Legislature should follow their lead.
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New poll from
@MorningConsult
&
@politico
: Roughly 3 in 5 voters back FDA plan to ban menthol cigarettes, with support across the political spectrum.
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For 25 years,
@tobaccofreekids
has fostered and supported young leaders who are striving to make the next generation tobacco-free.
During the holidays, explore ways young people can get involved in the fight to
#TakeDownTobacco
!
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It’s no coincidence that 85% of Black smokers use menthol cigarettes. In a powerful essay, Princeton Professor
@KeithWailoo
details how the tobacco industry hooked generations of Black Americans and continues to deceive the public today.
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We’re proud to join 89 public health, medical, social justice, parent, education and other organizations to express our full support for
@US_FDA
’s proposed rules to prohibit menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars.
Learn more:
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Vaping exposes users to around 2,000 chemicals, including some potentially harmful compounds, according to a new study of four popular brands by researchers at
@JohnsHopkinsSPH
.
It's another reminder of the unknown risks of e-cigarettes.
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Big Tobacco is still using social media to advertise nicotine products to young people — most recently, with nicotine pouches.
We join 100+ organizations around the world in calling on social media companies to end this marketing immediately. Learn more:
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Breaking: The
@councilofdc
just voted to end the sale of flavored tobacco products, including flavored e-cigs, menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars.
This historic action will protect kids from tobacco addiction, advance health equity and save lives.
#DC
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We can’t wait to recognize young people leading the charge against Big Tobacco at our 2022 Youth Advocate of the Year Awards.
Check out our scholarship and leadership opportunities, and encourage the young leaders in your life to apply today!
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For every $1 California spent on its tobacco control program, it saved $231 in healthcare costs (!)
A new study estimates California's program saved up to $816 billion in healthcare costs from 1989 to 2019, while costing $3.5 billion.
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A spot-on editorial from the
@WashingtonPost
(
@PostOpinions
) 👇
"Menthol cigarettes have killed huge numbers of Black people and will continue killing as long as their sale is legal. The FDA should finalize its ban as quickly as possible."
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California voters have delivered a resounding victory for kids over Big Tobacco by upholding CA's landmark law ending the sale of flavored tobacco products, including flavored e-cigs, menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars.
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More teens are trying – and failing – to quit e-cigarettes, a new
@JAMA_current
study shows. It’s not surprising as the latest e-cigs deliver massive doses of nicotine.
To protect kids,
@FDATobacco
must get flavored e-cigs off the market ASAP.
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“I want my community to release the shackles of these corporations who see them as just money, not actual people.”
Kayla, our youth ambassador, spoke with
@Essence
about taking on the tobacco industry and the importance of banning menthol cigarettes 👇
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The tobacco industry engages in "greenwashing" to cover up the immense harm that their products cause to the environment and our health.
The truth is that they only care about protecting their bottom line.
@Vinayakmprasad
and
@andy_rowell
share more 👇
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There’s so much at stake in 2022, and now’s the time to get ready for this year’s big advocacy moments.
Join us on February 8 at 7:00 PM ET for “Get Your Advocacy in Shape,” our latest
#CampaignfortheCulture
conversation. Register today!
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As we celebrate
#NativeAmericanHeritageMonth
, we interviewed Dr. Patricia Nez Henderson, incoming president of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) and a member of the Dine' (Navajo) tribe.
Watch the full conversation at:
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Altria (Philip Morris) explaining to Facebook that you can change your name to something ridiculous and stay the same, harmful company.
#Meta
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"I have been seeing that the teens that ‘do’ vape are showing more severe nicotine addiction now than in all my years of practice.”
A new study finds youth e-cigarette users are vaping more frequently and showing strong signs of addiction.
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Prof. Keith Wailoo of
@Princeton
has a new book out about menthol cigarettes: "Pushing Cool: Big Tobacco, Racial Marketing, and the Untold Story of the Menthol Cigarette."
Check out his conversation w/
@Salon
about the book and the effort to ban menthols.
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For many youth e-cigarette users, their addiction started at a very young age due to the industry's targeting of this vulnerable population.
Nate, 17, shares advice he wishes his 13-year-old self knew about vaping. Check it out below! (via
@dosomething
)
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Under a new federal court order, tobacco companies must soon post signs about the deadly consequences of cigarette smoking at nearly 200,000 retail stores across the country.
Our statement:
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“The three leading drivers of heart attacks and strokes—accounting for around two-thirds of the global total—are tobacco use, hypertension and air pollution, and all three are preventable.”
More from
@DrTomFrieden
on preventing cardiovascular disease 👇
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Tobacco giant
@InsidePMI
has a long history of empty promises to stop selling its lethal products.
They claim to want a “smoke-free future” but aggressively market cigarettes and fight real efforts to reduce smoking around the world. Don’t fall for their absurd good-guy act.
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The creators of the youth e-cigarette epidemic outdid themselves, buying out an entire scholarly journal and filling it with favorable articles by authors on its payroll. We're not falling for Juul’s manipulative ploy, and neither should
@FDATobacco
.
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Delmonte Jefferson of
@CenterforBH
shares how Big Tobacco has targeted Black Americans with menthol cigarettes for decades.
The results have been devastating — and a ban on menthol cigarettes will finally put an end to this insidious targeting.
Watch more👇
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A new
@StanfordMed
study finds youth migrated to widely available flavored vaping products that circumvented
@FDATobacco
's partial e-cigarette regulations.
We won’t end this youth addiction crisis until FDA eliminates all flavored e-cigarettes.
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BREAKING: Juul will pay $439 million to settle states’ lawsuits over its marketing to kids.
The multistate investigation found that Juul "relentlessly marketed" to young people, and it underscores Juul’s culpability in fueling the youth e-cig epidemic.
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.
@FDATobacco
makes progress in denying some flavored e-cigs, but again delays a decision about popular brands like Juul.
"Every day those products remain on the market, our kids remain in jeopardy... There needs to be a resolution & a resolution quickly.”
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#TakeDownTobacco
National Day of Action was a huge success! It was inspiring to see young people rally with their communities across the country for a tobacco-free generation.
The movement continues with
@TakeDownTobacco
, and sign up to stay involved at !
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Very shortly, the
@US_FDA
is expected to take action to ban menthol cigarettes, which the tobacco industry has long marketed to Black communities and kids.
Watch our video to learn how banning menthol cigarettes will advance health equity and save lives.
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Thank you
@RepPressley
for meeting with our youth advocates and calling out the tobacco industry for targeting kids with flavored products at the
#JuulHearing
.
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One year of delays 🚨⏰
Today marks one year since the FDA missed a court-ordered deadline to decide what e-cigarettes can stay on the market. The result: Flavored vapes remain widely available and kids remain at risk.
Learn more and see examples👇
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Thank you to everyone who joined us for our
#CampaignfortheCulture
conversation!
Our panel of experts and advocates discussed the important fights ahead and the best ways to get involved.
Watch the full discussion from "Get Your Advocacy in Shape" below!
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We’re joining over 125 groups worldwide in calling on
@facebook
,
@instagram
,
@Twitter
and
@Snapchat
to end all promotion of cigarettes, e-cigarettes and other tobacco products on their platforms – including prohibiting the use of influencers.
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Governor Gavin Newsom just signed SB 793 into law in California, ending the sale of flavored tobacco products statewide – including e-cigarettes! Thank you, Governor Newsom, for standing up to Big Tobacco and putting our kids’ health first.
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BREAKING:
@GovMurphy
has signed the bill making New Jersey the second state in the nation (after Massachusetts) to end the sale of all flavored e-cigarettes.
It’s the right move to protect kids and reverse the youth e-cigarette epidemic.
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Today we joined 100+ groups in submitting comments supporting
@FDATobacco
’s proposed rules to prohibit menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars. This plan will protect kids, advance health equity and save lives.
Learn more👇
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In 1998, then Surgeon General David Satcher issued a landmark report on tobacco-related disparities, especially in Black communities.
Now, he's urging
@FDATobacco
to quickly implement its plan to ban menthol cigarettes to protect vulnerable communities.
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A new report by the
@FTC
shows that cigarette sales by the largest U.S. cigarette companies fell to 190.2 billion in 2021, the first time sales have fallen below 200 billion and a drop of 70% from a high of 636.5 billion in 1981.
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Facts:
- 3.6 million kids used e-cigs in 2020
- 1.3 million of them used e-cigs frequently or every day
- 83% used flavored e-cigs
We won’t end the youth e-cigarette epidemic until we get rid of all flavored e-cigarettes. More in our
@Newsweek
op-ed 👇
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Altria says they want a smoke-free future, but they're spending huge sums in California to fight the state's efforts to end the sale of menthol cigarettes and other flavored tobacco products.
Learn more about the
@YesProtectKids
effort in California at
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Big Tobacco has lied for decades. Now a court is forcing them to tell the truth about their deadly products.
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BREAKING: Biden Administration announces historic decision to prohibit menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars.
@FDATobacco
must now move swiftly to turn this decision into life-saving action. Learn more:
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BREAKING: The California Senate just voted 31-4 to end the sale of all flavored tobacco products, including flavored e-cigarettes and menthol cigarettes. The Assembly should stand up for kids and pass it as well.
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No matter how often a snake sheds its skin, it’s still a snake. Just ask Philip Morris. Or is it Altria?
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We stand with over 80 civil rights, public health, medical and other organizations strongly supporting
@FDATobacco
's bold commitment to prohibit menthol cigarettes. This lifesaving policy must be finalized and implemented without delay.
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Our Youth Advocacy Program is going on tour!
We’re traveling across the U.S. and giving young advocates the chance to learn and engage in tobacco prevention efforts and improve health & social justice issues in their communities.
Learn more & register👇
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No, that’s not a typo! Flavored, disposable e-cigarettes are exploding in popularity among kids after
@FDATobacco
left them on the market.
Close the loopholes, get rid of all flavored e-cigarettes and protect our kids from addiction.
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Don’t be fooled by Juul. Today, we’re launching a new ad campaign that tells the truth: Juul created the youth e-cig epidemic with sweet-flavored, high-nicotine products.
It’s time to act: Stop tobacco companies from hooking kids with flavored products.
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R.J. Reynolds and other tobacco companies have filed a request to the U.S. Supreme Court to block California's law ending flavored tobacco sales that voters just overwhelmingly backed.
Big Tobacco is getting desperate. We're ready to defeat them again.
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In response to Juul's PR push to absolve itself for creating the youth e-cig epidemic (teen e-cig use spiked 78% last year), we've launched an ad campaign that tells the truth:
Juul enticed kids with sweet flavors like mango and mint, then hooked them with a strong nicotine hit.
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It’s been FOUR months since
@FDATobacco
was supposed to rule on e-cigarette marketing applications. Meanwhile, kid-friendly flavors and the most popular e-cigarette brands remain on shelves.
See what remains on the market:
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We recently caught up with Andy Berndt, one of our Youth Advocates of the Year in 1999, for our latest "Voices in the Fight" profile.
Andy continues to help young people find their voices and organizations drive change.
#TFK25
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The 2022 National Youth Tobacco Survey shows over 2.5 million U.S. kids use e-cigs — and 85% of them use flavors.
We’ve made progress in reducing youth vaping since 2019, but won’t end this crisis until all flavored e-cigs are removed from the market.
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Don’t be fooled by Philip Morris International’s claimed commitment to a “smoke-free future.”
Their new earnings report shows cigarettes are their main business, and they sold 625 billion of them in 2021 – that’s 79 cigarettes for every person on the planet.
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Our 2021 Youth Advocates of the Year Awards show was truly wonderful—thank you to our incredible honorees and supporters! What an inspiring celebration of our 25 years of youth advocacy.
#YouthAdvocateAwards
#TFK25
Watch the full recording at
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BREAKING: The California Assembly just voted unanimously, 50-0, to prohibit the sale of flavored tobacco products, including flavored e-cigarettes and menthol cigarettes.
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Juul caused the youth e-cigarette epidemic with its flavored and nicotine-loaded products. It would be an abdication of
@FDATobacco
's responsibility to protect kids if it were to allow Juul's products to stay on the market.
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“No more standing by while flavors hook kids — we deserve a happy and healthy school year without Big Tobacco lurking in the back of class.”
@TobaccoFreeKids
youth ambassador
@queenbeetheag
calls on
@FDATobacco
to remove flavored e-cigs from the market 👇
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BREAKING: The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors just voted to ban all flavored tobacco products, including flavored e-cigarettes and menthol cigarettes. Big win for kids! via
@KNX1070
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In 2022, we made tremendous progress to protect kids and save lives from tobacco. This work wouldn't be possible without our incredible supporters, partners and team members.
Help us fuel the important fights ahead in 2023! ➡️
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Juul is in the hot seat today as
@OversightDems
questions their execs about Juul’s role in creating the youth e-cig epidemic.
Don't be fooled: They lured kids with sweet flavors, hooked them with massive doses of nicotine and launched with “patently youth oriented” marketing.
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BREAKING: The U.S. House of Representatives just approved
#HR2339
, the Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act!
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25 youth from 24 states have joined us in D.C. for
#TFKYouthSymposium2023
!
These young leaders will spend the week developing their advocacy, communications and leadership skills. Tomorrow, they'll meet with Congressional leaders to advocate for ending flavored tobacco sales.
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(2/5) This is the largest-ever study on point of sale advertising in
#LMICs
. In 42 countries, tobacco companies have surrounded schools & playgrounds frequented by kids w/ ads for cigarettes. It's an insidious tactic that shows how Big Tobacco is recruiting new, young smokers.
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Massachusetts made history today, becoming the first state to end the sale of all flavored tobacco products, including menthol cigarettes. It's a huge victory for kids & health over the tobacco industry – a terrific example for the country. Our statement:
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Our statement on the disturbing law enforcement incident that occurred in Ocean City, MD.
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Juul is Big Tobacco 2.0, & their flavored e-cigarettes are the industry’s newest way to hook kids. One Juul pod delivers the nicotine of 20 cigarettes. Learn how they’re putting kids’ health at risk & threatening progress toward a tobacco-free generation:
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It's
#WorldCancerDay
. Let's commit to winning the fight against tobacco, which causes 87% of lung cancer deaths and nearly 1 in 3 of all cancer deaths in the U.S. alone.
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Leonce Sessou is the Executive Secretary of
@AfricaNoTobacco
— a key
@TobaccoFreeKids
partner.
The tobacco industry sees Africa as a "growth market," and Leonce is helping lead the fight to stop Big Tobacco in its tracks.
Check out his profile!
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BREAKING: We’re launching a major new initiative today in partnership with
@BloombergDotOrg
to end the youth e-cigarette epidemic. It’s called Protect Kids: Fight Flavored E-cigarettes (
@noflavoredecigs
). Your help will be critical. Learn more at .
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“Scientists say it seems reasonable to assume that smoking — and possibly vaping — could increase the risk of developing a serious infection from the coronavirus.”
There is no better time to quit than now.
(via
@sciam
)
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The US House of Representatives just passed
#HR2339
, the bill to reverse the youth e-cigarette epidemic & end the sale of all flavored tobacco products. Thanks to all the reps who stood with kids over the tobacco industry. On to the Senate!
Learn more ⬇️
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