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DOVER, DE — Delaware earned high marks in several tobacco control categories but fell short in key areas that health advocates say are costing lives, according to the American Lung …
Delaware Gets Mixed Marks on Tobacco Control as Death Toll Fuels Tax Push Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania received failing and near-failing grades across nearly every major tobacco control category in a new national report, prompting warnings that the state is falling dangerously behind …
Pennsylvania Flunks Tobacco Control as Lung Association Warns Lives at Risk Read More HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday has joined a bipartisan coalition of 22 states urging federal health agencies to continue the National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS), an annual …
Pennsylvania Joins 22-State Push to Continue National Youth Tobacco Survey Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The latest findings from the 2024 National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS) reveal a significant milestone in public health: youth tobacco use in the United States has plummeted …
Youth Tobacco Use Reaches Historic Low, But Challenges Persist Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania’s Attorney General Michelle Henry announced this week the receipt of an annual payment of over $352 million from tobacco manufacturers. This sum is part of the …
Pennsylvania Receives Over $350 Million from Tobacco Settlement, Totaling $9.34 Billion Since 1998 Read More