Contributed by Luis Torres, MPH, of New York City Treats Tobacco On September 27th, 2017 the New York City Council continued its strong push towards protecting the health of all … Read More
On September 28, Counter Tools held our first quarterly webinar, where we hosted guest presenters and research scientists, Dr. Ilona Jaspers, Dr. Flori Sassano from the UNC/Tobacco Centers of Regulatory … Read More
Today marks the start of CounterTobacco’s 6th annual Photo Contest! The tobacco industry spends nearly $1 million every hour to market their deadly products. The Surgeon General has concluded that exposure to … Read More
On April 19th, the mayor and council members of New York City introduced 5 new bills focusing on decreasing the number of NYC smokers. On April 27th, the NYC Health Committee reviewed the bills and approved all five.
In Minneapolis, The Coalition for Neighborhood Retailers (Coalition) has released a full-page ad urging residents to support their neighborhood retailers by telling council members to vote “no” on a menthol … Read More
On April 18th, San Francisco Supervisor Malia Cohen announced a proposed ban on menthol cigarettes and other flavored tobacco products within the city. Menthol is the only flavor excluded from the 2009 federal ban on flavored cigarettes.
Hi everybody! I am William Brody, an intern at CounterTobacco.org this summer. Tobacco in all of its forms affects many people in my age group, and I wanted to research … Read More
In 2014, the Surgeon General set a $10 per pack target price for cigarettes in order to effectively decrease tobacco use. However, today, cigarettes in the United States cost an … Read More
The latest Point of Sale Report of the Nation: Realizing the Power of States and Communities to Change the Tobacco Retail and Policy Landscape was released earlier this week. This report, the … Read More
The tobacco industry spends over 91% of its marketing dollars at the point of sale, including expenditures on coupons to reduce the retail cost of tobacco. They know that price … Read More
