Menthol is not just a flavor, it’s a manipulative way for Big Tobacco to make their products smoother and better tasting. When New York State ended the sale of flavored e-cigarettes statewide in May 2020, it was a significant step toward reducing youth tobacco use. However, other flavored tobacco products, such as menthol cigarettes, continue Read More »
Surgeon General Reports 2014 Surgeon General’s Report – The Health Consequences of Smoking—50 Years of Progress Executive SummaryKey FindingsConsumer Booklet 2012 Surgeon General’s Report – Preventing Tobacco Use Among Youth and Young Adults Executive SummaryKey FindingsConsumer Booklet 2010 Surgeon General’s Report – How Tobacco Causes Disease Executive Summary: How Tobacco Smoke Causes DiseaseHow Tobacco Smoke Read More »
The Flavor Trap 10 years ago, Federal Law eliminated all flavored cigarettes other than menthol. However, there are many other flavored tobacco products that are not covered by this law which highlights the health disparities in tobacco use. The availability of flavors make youth more likely to start using tobacco products, such as e-cigarettes, cigars, Read More »
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Reality Check is the youth component of the Tobacco Action Coalition of LI. It is a state-wide initiative that focuses on educating and empowering youth to address the tobacco industry and their deceptive practices. Activities focus on exposing the tobacco industry marketing practices and tobacco use in imagery in the movies, reducing the impact of Read More »
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Tobacco Action Coalition of Long Island (TAC) is funded by the NYS Tobacco Control Program through a grant administered by the American Lung Association of the Northeast. TAC consists of a community engagement component and a youth action component branded as Reality Check LI. Our work focuses on establishing tobacco-free policies to make Long Island Read More »
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Tobacco Facts, News and Education Tools www.cdc.gov/tobacco – Centers for Disease Control. Tobacco information and prevention source. Free publications, research data, surgeon general’s report, quit guides and more.www.no-smoke.org– American Nonsmokers Rights Foundation. Secondhand smoke information, advocacy, smoke free ordinances, ads and youth information.www.tobaccofreekids.org– Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. Special reports, statistics, fact sheets, Federal, State & Global Read More »
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