Tobacco Control Index Page
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American Lung Association Releases Embargoed Tobacco Control Report Card Results
January 4, 2010 -
Michigan Will Become 26th State to Pass Comprehensive Smokefree Air Law
December 10, 2009 -
IOM Report Confirms Secondhand Smoke Causes Heart Attacks in Nonsmokers
October 15, 2009 - A new report released by the prestigious Institute of Medicine (IOM), Secondhand Smoke Exposure and Cardiovascular Effects: Making Sense of the Evidence, confirms secondhand smoke exposure to be a significant cause of acute coronary events, including heart attacks, and that there is no safe level of exposure. The report also concluded that relatively brief exposure to secondhand smoke can cause acute coronary events. -
Eleven Health & Consumer Groups Urge Federal Court to Reject Tobacco Companies’ Lawsuit Against FDA Tobacco Regulation Law
September 30, 2009 - Today, eleven public health and consumer advocacy organizations filed a friend of the court (amicus) brief asking a federal court to reject a lawsuit by R.J. Reynolds, Lorillard and other tobacco companies that seeks to block key provisions of the new federal law regulating tobacco products. The immediate issue before the court is the industry’s challenge of a provision that requires FDA approval before tobacco companies can make claims about “modified risk tobacco products.” -
Most Smokers Make Multiple Quit Attempts Before They Quit Smoking for Good
September 30, 2009 - The American Lung Association is launching a new smoking cessation campaign, “Quitter in You,” designed to highlight the need to change the way Americans look at quitting. A new survey from the organization found that 6 out of 10 former smokers were not able to successfully quit on their first try and required multiple attempts to quit smoking for good. -
Candy Flavored Tobacco Products No Longer a Temptation to Children
September 21, 2009 - Starting tomorrow, the use of candy and fruit flavors in cigarettes, a tactic employed by tobacco companies to get children hooked on smoking, is finally prohibited. Candy and fruit flavored cigarettes will no longer be manufactured or sold. -
American Lung Association Mourns the Passing of Senator Edward Kennedy
August 26, 2009 -
American Lung Association Praises FDA’s Establishment of New Center for Tobacco Products
August 19, 2009 -
American Lung Association Supports Food and Drug Administration Finding that E-Cigarettes are Harmful and Contain Carcinogens
July 22, 2009 -
American Lung Association Supports Department of Housing and Urban Development Recommendation on Non-Smoking Policies in Public Housing
July 20, 2009
