Although tobacco use has decreased, it is the leading cause of death in the United States. Implementing a combination of policy changes including clean indoor air laws, higher per-pack taxes, and cessation efforts are proven to reduce tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke.
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June 1, 2001 | Program Result Report
The nonprofit Overview Foundation, Canaan, Conn., carried out an expansion of efforts of its Mountainside Treatment Center to incorporate nicotine dependence into its substance abuse treatment program.
May 1, 2002 | Program Result Report
The National Education Association Health Information Network, Washington, supported a pilot project to increase the number of youth and parent tobacco-control advocates in Connecticut and Maryland.
July 28, 2008 | Program Result Report
The Prevention Research Center of the School of Public Health and Health Services at the George Washington University evaluated Kids ACT!, a tobacco control advocacy curriculum for students in grades six through eight.
October 1, 2004 | Program Result Report
The Common Cause Education Fund produced and disseminated 12 state reports that document the tobacco industry's campaign contributions and lobbying efforts and the success or failure of tobacco-control efforts at the state level from February 2002 through July 2003.
May 31, 2000 | Program Result Report
George Washington University assessed the extent of implementation of the federal Synar Amendment and described the factors influencing its implementation at the federal and state levels.
April 30, 2000 | Program Result Report
The Educational Broadcasting Corporation, New York, sponsored a 1998 conference "Teen Leadership Institute on Drug Issues."