Infographic: Tobacco's Costly Toll
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Tobacco continues to result in hundreds of thousands of deaths and nearly $100 billion in health care expenditures each year.
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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An Endgame for Tobacco?
May 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Novel, even radical proposals stimulate new thinking and dialogue around "endgame" strategies for tobacco prevention and control.
Does Curbing Tobacco Use Lower Health Care Costs?
August 13, 2012 | Issue Brief
Tobacco is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States, and is responsible for $200 billion annually in health care costs and lost productivity.
Broken Promises to Our Children
December 6, 2012 | Report
This year, our report finds that states continue to spend only a miniscule portion of their tobacco revenues to fight tobacco use.
Tobacco Endgames
May 1, 2013 | Journal Article
The risks of not envisioning an endpoint for the tobacco epidemic are far greater than the risks of attempting any endgame solutions and failing.
Scholars Pose Endgame Strategies for Tobacco Use
April 24, 2013 | New Public Health Post
Do we need an endgame strategy to finally end the devastating hold tobacco has on its users? Scholars, scientists and policy experts grapple with endgame proposals in a special supplement to the journal Tobacco Control.
Experts Propose Strategies to Reduce, End Tobacco Use
April 22, 2013 | News Release
In series of articles in the journal Tobacco Control, scholars, scientists and policy experts explore strategies for dramatically reducing tobacco use in the United States.
State Laws Needed to Help Reduce Sales of E-Cigarettes to Minors
March 26, 2013 | New Public Health Post
While twelve states currently have laws regulating sales of electronic cigarettes (known as e-cigarettes) to minors, a new post on the Network for Public Health Law blog calls on more states to restrict sales to minors.
A Broken Promise to Our Children
November 30, 2011 | Report
A report on the states' allocation of the tobacco settlement dollars finds that of the $25.6 billion collected in tobacco revenue, only 1.8 percent—$456.7 million—will be spent by states on programs to prevent kids from smoking and to help smokers quit.
Smoking in Movies and Television
April 1, 2011 | Report
This report provides a brief look at how smoking and tobacco use have been depicted in movies and television over the decades and describes a variety of initiatives RWJF has supported to reduce the portrayal of smoking in movies and on television.