Why the administration must reject the e-cigarette industry's 'pressure campaign’

As a show of unified support, several conservative women’s groups have joined a coalition of anti-tobacco organizations to urge the president to reject what they call a “pressure campaign” by e-cigarette and tobacco interests and to crack down on underage vaping.

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What the evidence shows will help people quit smoking

Incentives to quit smoking — often taking the form of a discount on your health insurance premium — can be a great way to help someone who’s already motivated to quit to make the decision to actually do so. They also help make sure those people stay quit.

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The facts about women and tobacco

In the U.S., smoking rates for women have not declined as quickly as for men — every year smoking-related diseases kill more than 200,000 women. Learn more in our fact sheet.

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This week in tobacco policy news

Albany County, New York — The county legislature rejected an ordinance to prohibit the sale of flavored tobacco products.
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Contra Costa County, California — The Board of Supervisors passed an ordinance prohibiting the sale of vaping and flavored tobacco products in unincorporated parts of the county.
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Massachusetts — The state legislature passed a bill that would ban the sale of all flavored tobacco products, impose a 75% tax on e-cigarettes, require health insurers to cover tobacco cessation counseling and NRTs, and expand penalties for illegal tobacco sales. The bill now moves to the governor for consideration.
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New Jersey — Committees in the Senate and Assembly approved a group of bills that ban the sale of flavored e-cigarettes and menthol cigarettes, increase taxes on e-cigarettes and add other restrictions to the sale of e-cigarettes.
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