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Tobacco ads in magazines:

Get your Newsweek subscription with no tobacco ads.
Call 1-800-526-2595. Ask for your subscription to be the “No Tobacco Ads Ads” edition. 

Some periodicals never take tobacco ads. Click here for a list.

“If we knew a way to prevent other diseases like heart attacks or diabetes, we'd do it in a heartbeat. Well, we know how to prevent smoking. So let's do that.” — Maryland Attorney General J. Joseph Curran Jr. From The Washington Post, Dec 01 05, T03. Anti-smoking ads urged for DVDs, by William Wan.

Cessation counseling by telephone:
NYS Quitline: 1-866-NY-QUITS (1-866-697-8487)
Nurse Direct (South-Central NYS Cessation Center): 800-295-8088 or 607-763-5555  

Help Fight Tobacco Addiction

T-Free Zone logoA Tobacco Free Zone is a commitment to protecting public health and safety by keeping the air smoke free, supporting those who want to quit, and helping teens beat the tobacco trap.

To successfully fight tobacco addiction for the long term, we must all work together.We cannot afford another generation of tobacco addiction.

Quit support display. Click for ordering info.

New Cigarette Tax Will Motivate Many Smokers to Quit
   On June 3, the state excise tax on a pack of cigarettes will increase by $1.25 to a total $2.75 per pack.
   Public health officials statewide are going all out to help smokers decide that quitting for good is the best response to this price hike.
   The T-Free Zone program is gearing up so smokers prompted to quit by the higher cost will have the best chance to quit successfully.
   Through a network of Quit Support sites, the Quitline number will be easily accessible at Quit Support displays.

QUIT SUPPORT NETWORK SITES
• Tompkins Trust Company (all Tompkins County branches),
• Tompkins County Public Library (101 E Green St, Ithaca)
• Tompkins County Health Department (401 Dates Dr, Ithaca)
• Cancer Resource Center of the Finger Lakes (612 W State St, Ithaca)
• Court Street Chiropractic (122 W Court St, Ithaca).
The Quit Support network will be officially active through June.

One will remember the tobacco ads Central New York's licensed tobacco retailers display an average 17+ interior tobacco ads per store. Teens remember these ads twice as well as do adults.

Retail ads and price promotions encourage teens to start smoking, and influence them to become regular smokers.

Fewer tobacco ads could mean fewer teens get hooked on tobacco. And that can help save a life.

Help teens beat the tobacco trap. Ask retailers to cut back on tobacco advertising in their stores!

• Read more about cigarette advertising and promotion at retail stores »  
• See Spring 2008 Media about retail ads »

• UPI: Some U.S. Retailers and Tobacco Part Ways (May 9 08)

City of Ithaca resolution urges retailers to reduce tobacco advertising. Read the resolution »

These organizations say “No Thanks” to tobacco funding
  • Cancer Resource Center of the Finger Lakes
  • Bridges for Youth & Families in Tompkins County
  • The Community Coalition for Healthy Youth
  • The Health Planning Council
  • The Hangar Theatre
  • Planned Parenthood of the Southern Finger Lakes
  • Family & Children's Service of Ithaca
Read the details about T-Free's “No Thanks campaign” »

TV ads show consequences of smoking
3 ads in the Every Cigarette Does Damage series from Austrailia were broadcast last winter on CNY TV channels. Read about them »

Tobacco sponsorship: What are the values?
Tobacco companies sponsor organizations from the arts to human rights and disaster relief. Does tobacco money represent the values of your organization? Read background information » 

T-Free No Thanks! campaign
The Brands of big tobacco:
Find out what popular brands are under the umbrella of tobacco giants Altria, Reynolds America and Loews Corp.

 States enact comprehensive smokefree workplace laws. 

California, Delaware, New York, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, Puerto Rico, New Jersey, Montana (2009), Utah (2009), Florida, Idaho, Hawaii, North Dakota, Maryland, Guam.

CIAA Waivers in Tompkins County
For information and downloadable application form, click here.

Smoking Bans Help People Quit, Research Shows (NPR, Oct 25 07)
Smoking bans help lessen the urge to smoke by decreasing exposure to nicotine, and by 'de-normalizing' the behavior. Full article and audio link on NPR's website »

4th Annual Independent Evaluation Report (Aug 31 07) Study Notes High Awareness of Media Campaigns, Calls for Cigarette Tax Increase

Report Cites Major Reduction in Teenage Smoking (Aug 29 07) NYSDOH reports a reduction of almost 45% statewide since 2000

Nicotine in cigarettes up significantly (Aug 29 06)
according to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH). MDPH press release  »

Marriott goes ‘smoke-free’ at all hotels in North America (July 19 06) More than 2,300 properties and 10 lodging brands. Marriott press release »

New Studies Undermine Philip Morris’ Claim It Has Changed
(Mar 24 06) PM earns more from cigarettes smoked by American kids than all other tobacco companies combined. More »

Monitoring the Future Survey sends warning (Dec 19 05)
Nation's progress in reducing youth smoking is at risk More »

Smoking Hinders Sperm (JTO)
Smoking decreases fertility, MedPage Today reported Oct 19 05. More »

U.S. Surgeon General's Report expands list of diseases caused by smoking. HHS press release »

Keep tobacco ads out of doctor's offices.
Task Force for Tobacco-Free Women & Girls: put only tobacco-free periodicals in waiting rooms.  MORE»  

CDC: highest risk from small doses of secondhand smoke.
"... relatively small exposures to toxins in tobacco smoke seem to cause unexpectedly large increases in the risk of acute cardiovascular disease." Go to BMJ commentary

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