global tobacco control Surveillance Protects People And The Environment Meeting of the Global Tobacco

"Higher tobacco taxes to increase prices, but also include smoke free workplace laws, well funded tobacco prevention and education programs, flavored tobacco product laws and FDA implementation of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act." Cliff Douglas, President and CEO of Global Action to End Smoking, said: "The evidence is powerful that raising taxes on cigarettes is one of the most effective ways to reduce smoking and encourage more people to quit entirely

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Tobacco Control Laws: Implementation and Enforcement (RAND, Santa Monica, 1997)

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Now think about this: since 1,300,000 new teenagers start using nicotine products like electronic cigarettes and cigars every year, that means the tobacco industry is spending $8,500 dollars to recruit each new smoker, and $7,200 of that is spent to promote smoking in the retail outlets that our children visit on a regular basis

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