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Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Honors Brittani Jones of Dorchester, MA As Youth Advocate of the Year

2013-05-01 12:28:14

Leadership in Fight Against Tobacco Recognized Nationally WASHINGTON, May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Brittani Jones, 18, of Dorchester, Massachusetts, has been named the Eastern Region Youth Advocate of the Year by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids for her leadership in the fight against tobacco. Brittani will be honored at a gala in the nation's capital on Thursday (May 2) along with a national winner, three other regional winners, a group winner and a military winner....

LOGIC E-Cigs Ranked Number One in US Convenience Stores

2013-05-01 08:32:47

Report Indicates LOGIC Premium E-Cigarettes as Nationwide Category Leader LIVINGSTON, N.J., May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- LOGIC Technology, makers of premium electronic cigarettes, today announced the results of Nielsen's Brand Rank Report, indicating LOGIC outperformed all e-cigarette brands in Q1 2013 for sales per point of distribution. As more major tobacco companies continue to enter the e-cigarette space, this report shows that LOGIC outsells its competition and remains the...

LCA Says Combine Prevention & Early Detection Strategies To Reduce Needless Tobacco Deaths

2013-04-22 20:22:18

On Heels Of Today's Supreme Court Ruling On Graphic Cigarette Warnings WASHINGTON, April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) authority to develop new graphic cigarette warnings that comply with the landmark 2009 law granting the FDA authority over tobacco products, including the requirement for large, graphic cigarette warning labels. The new warnings will help further inform Americans about the deadly...

Speaker Quinn and Council Members Propose Strong Action To Further Reduce Smoking in New York City

2013-04-22 12:31:28

WASHINGTON, April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is a statement of Susan M. Liss, Executive Director, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080918/CFTFKLOGO) New York City has led the nation and the world in fighting tobacco use, the number one cause of preventable death. City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and Council members today have taken an important step to build on this progress by proposing legislation that...

Supreme Court Lets FDA Move Forward with Graphic Cigarette Warnings And Other Tobacco Regulations

2013-04-22 12:31:02

WASHINGTON, April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is a statement of Susan M. Liss, Executive Director, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080918/CFTFKLOGO) In a victory for the nation's health, the U.S. Supreme Court today let stand an appellate court ruling that upheld most provisions of the landmark 2009 law granting the Food and Drug Administration authority over tobacco products, including the requirement for large,...

Tobacco Industry Rolls Out False Claims Against Increasing Tobacco Tax to Protect Kids

2013-04-16 16:24:23

WASHINGTON, April 16, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is a statement of Susan M. Liss, Executive Director, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080918/CFTFKLOGO) President Obama has proposed a 94-cent increase in the federal cigarette tax, and increased taxes on other tobacco products, to protect our children from tobacco addiction and save lives. Predictably, tobacco companies and their allies are attacking the proposal, claiming...

Tobacco Interests Spent Over $51 Million in the Past Year to Exert Influence on California Legislative Policy and Elections

2013-04-16 12:28:37

Tobacco Money in Politics report exposes industry's political contributions for 2011-2012 legislative cycle. SACRAMENTO, Calif., April 16, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Tobacco interests spent a total of $51.1 million during the 2011-2012 election cycle to fight Proposition 29 and to influence legislators and policies in California, according to a recent report by the American Lung Association in California Center for Tobacco Policy & Organizing. "The numbers in this...

Tobacco Companies Keep People Smoking Despite UK Cigarette Tax Increases

2013-04-16 11:05:45

Raising tobacco prices is one of the most effective means of reducing tobacco use, particularly among price-sensitive smokers such as young people and people with low incomes. But when the UK government has been raising cigarette taxes to increase prices and deter smoking, tobacco companies have been absorbing the tax increases on their ultra-low-price (ULP) brands to keep their prices low. As a result, real ULP cigarette prices have remained virtually unchanged since 2006 and their market...

Vapor Corp. to Participate in 2013 NATO Panel Discussion Show Featuring Mitchell Zeller, Director of the Center for Tobacco Products, Food and Drug Administration

2013-04-16 08:30:52

Vapor Corp. to Debut New and Improved E-Cigarette Product Line Featuring FLEX TIP Soft Filters DANIA BEACH, Fla., April 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Vapor Corp. (OTCQB: VPCO), a leading U.S. based electronic cigarette company whose brands include Krave®, VaporX®, Fifty-One®, EZ Smoker®, Alternacig®, Green Puffer®, Americig®, Fumare®, Hookah Stix(TM) and Smoke Star®, today announced that the Company will be participating in the NATO (National Association of Tobacco Outlets) Trade...

Bloomberg Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use Awards 500 Grants Since 2007

2013-04-15 12:27:51

More Than 70 Countries Recipients Of The $100 Million Program NEW YORK, April 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Bloomberg Philanthropies today announced that the Bloomberg Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use Grants Program has awarded 500 grants since 2007. The Bloomberg Initiative Grants Program was designed to provide direct funding to governments and non-government organizations located in low- and middle-income countries to support development and implementation of...