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Home» News (Page 34)

Taxing tobacco: Year-end recap

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Admin in News, News - Homepage Slider

Raising the price of tobacco is the best way to prevent kids from smoking and to motivate smokers to quit. Research shows that here in Minnesota, price increases were the biggest driver of smoking declines over the past 19 years. But there has been a lull in the action in recent years.

2012 gave us two very different case studies to consider. In June, Illinois implemented a $1-per-pack tax increase on cigarettes. This is something to cheer, and provides a model for Minnesota to follow.

Unfortunately, when a similar proposal was put on the ballot in California, tobacco companies spent $47 million on TV ads to defeat it – a staggering amount even by political campaign standards – and the measure failed by less than 1 percent.

Tobacco companies are well aware of how effective tobacco taxes are at reducing smoking – and this should motivate us to fight even harder. We are no longer a leader in tobacco taxes; in fact, we rank in the bottom half of states nationally.

We can’t afford to let the tobacco industry win this battle. Minnesotans must make their voices heard and demand that our lawmakers take a stronger stance against tobacco. We have fallen behind – and we need to catch up.

Here’s how you can help.

ClearWay Minnesota SM launches new ad campaign: Still A Problem

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Admin in News - Homepage Slider


The campaign shows Minnesotans that tobacco is still an urgent problem in our state. Three new TV ads, the interactive website www.stillaproblem.com and other campaign elements ask Minnesotans to remember that smoking kills more people than alcohol, murders, car accidents, AIDS, illegal drugs and suicide combined.

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website: www.stillaproblem.com

Minnesota research: Price largest factor in reducing smoking

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Admin in News, News - Homepage Slider

New research shows the price of tobacco is the largest driver of smoking declines in Minnesota. A study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine found that adult smoking has fallen 29 percent in Minnesota since 1993. Price increases accounted for 43 percent of that drop, with smoke-free policies, media campaigns, youth access laws and quit-smoking services responsible for the rest.

The study was authored by ClearWay Minnesota’s Dr. Raymond Boyle and Dr. David Levy of Georgetown University.

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Minnesota colleges are going tobacco-free

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Admin in News - Homepage Slider

Currently, 49 colleges and universities in Minnesota are tobacco-free, representing a growing national trend. Tobacco-free campuses prohibit tobacco use in academic buildings, campus housing, school vehicles, outdoor spaces and parking lots.
Ninety-nine percent of smokers started using tobacco before they turned 26 so if we can help students make it throughout college without starting to smoke, there is a good chance they never will. Additionally, tobacco-free campuses prepare students to enter a competitive workforce that is largely tobacco-free.

We’ve created the following video to promote campuses around the state that have embraced this new healthy trend and to motivate the remaining schools to do the same.

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