Coalition for a Tobacco Free Arkansas

Being smokefree is brat.

Prioritizing profits over employee and patron health is not.

The time for change is now!

This Labor Day weekend, make is a commercial to***co free one. If you smoke, take it outside. If you need help quitting , call the national quitting, 1.800-QUIT-NOW.

Tomorrow, June 19th, we recognize the federal holiday, Juneteenth Day. …..Think FREEDOM from Chattel Slavery., Never forget!
…. Think Freedom from the Bo***ge of Ni****ne Addiction, Break the Chains Today!
FREEDOM FROM SMOKING
To Quit, call the national quit-line 1800-QUIT-NOW or Be Well Arkansas at the Arkansas Department of Health.

We are less than one week away from remembering and celebrating that annual Juneteenth Day (June 19th). We know that all people deserves to be free and able to live in that freedom, not held captive by anyone or anything. There is always something lurking to enslave you. Don't be fooled, smoking menthol ci******es and using other commercial to***co products can lead to a life time of addiction, which is another kind of slavery. Break free from the bo***ge. For help, Call 1-800.QUIT-NOW. In Arkansas, call Be Well Arkansas.

A News Story About the Arkansas Cancer Coalition 25 Anniversary Awards Banquet Held May 8, 2024

Com­pas­sion rewar­ded | Arkansas Democrat-Gazette The Arkan­sas Can­cer Coali­tion held their 25th Arkan­sas Can­cer Sum­mit Awards Ban­quet on May 8 at the Little Rock Mar­ri­ott. Trena Mitchell, exec­ut­ive dir­ector of the coali­tion, wel­comed guests before the begin­ning of the awards cere­mony.

May 31st is World No To***co Day.
Did You Know?...
*According to WHO, more than 8 million people, across the globe, die from to***co use each year, 1.3 million of those death caused by secondhand smoke
*More than 400,000 people in the U.S. die each year from smoking.
*According the CDC, between 1980- 2018, an estimated 1.5 million African Americans began smoking menthol ci******es and 157,000. of them died prematurely because of menthol ci******es.

Today, May 31, 2024 is World No To***co Day.
Did you know that smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in the U.S.? The problem does not stop within our country's borders. To***co kills millions of people around the globe.
To get help, call 1.800- QUIT-NOW
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Radio spot for No Menthol Sunday 2024.
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ANNOUNCEMENT:
We hope your schedule allow you to attend our Thursday, May16th press conference in recognition of the 10th anniversary of the annual day of observance, No Menthol Sunday. Out 10:00 a.m. media event will be held at the Arkansas State Capitol, Second Floor Rotunda. WE hope to see you there!

MENTHOL SUNDAY IS MAY 19TH
You are invited to join at the Arkansas State Capitol this Thursday, May 16th for a 10:00 a.m. press conference to recognize the 10th anniversary of the annual day of observance, No Menthol Sunday. The media event will be held on the second in the Rotunda.
We encourage attendees to wear something green, if possible.
We hope to see you there!

This is happening in Lake Village, Arkansas on Saturday, May 4th. We hope your schedule allows you to join us there. The event is free of cost.

Women in Southeast Arkansas, and Beyond, Save the Date, May 4, 2024 for a fun packed and informative Pre-Mother's Day Health and Wellness Brunch to be held in Lake Village, Arkansas, hosted by the Order of the Eastern Star, Lake Village order.

There will be delicious food and wonderful doors prizes, too!

Make plans to attend. A RSVP is requested to help us with the headcount. See the flyer for more details.

There is no known safe level of exposure to secondhand smoke. The time is now to protect all workers from exposure to***co smoke in the workplace, including casinos.

N.J. sued for allowing indoor smoking at casinos. ‘We are done asking politely.’ The move comes after a bill that would remove a loophole has stalled for years in Trenton.

The FDA sued, again, for failure to ban menthol flavored commercial to***co products.

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The time is now to ban the sell of menthol flavored commercial to***co products in the U.S.

In an effort to encourage The White House to finalize and implement the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s menthol and flavored cigar rules, youth and young adult activists from across the country came together this week in the nation’s capital to raise their voices in support of swift action.
Learn more: https://truthinitiative.org/press/press-release/young-activists-join-truthr-demand-action-menthol-ci******es-and-flavored

New Poll Shows a very large percentage of Black Americans Would Like to See the FDA Ban the sell of all commercial menthol flavored to***co products.

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The time is always ripe to do what is right. The time is now.

As President Joe Biden prepares to deliver his State of the Union address, we urge his Administration to issue the final rule eliminating menthol ci******es without further delay. This rule is critical to achieving top Administration priorities, especially the .

The White House must stand up to Big To***co and issue the final rule this month as it promised. Delays cost lives.

Menthol Flavored To***co Products and African-Americans : Dig Deeper Beyond the Podcast, Know the Real Truth

Joe Rogan, Katt Williams are dead wrong about Blacks and menthol ci******es Joe Rogan, Katt Williams are dead wrong about Blacks and menthol ci******esDr. Mignonne Guy, Associate Professor, Depart. of African American Studies, Virgin...

E-cigarette Battery Behind An Arkansas Man's Lawsuit.

Man burned by e-cig bat­tery files suit | Arkansas Democrat-Gazette A 48-year-old Con­way man who says a defect­ive e-cigar­ette bat­tery exploded in his pants pocket last year, burn­ing him to the extent that he required skin grafts, filed a law­suit against the Little Rock seller and out-of-state man­u­fac­turer on...

State of To***co Control in Arkansas
The 2024 State of To***co Control report from the American Lung Association was published earlier this morning. Please pay close attention to Arkansas's ranking and score.
The Coalition for a To***co Free Arkansas believes Arkansas could improve it's score, but more important, improve the health of its residents by the passage of a comprehensive smoke-free and vape-free workplace law, increase the excise tax on all to***co products to at least the national average, increase funding for an on-going smoking/to***co prevention media education campaign, strongly promote and support smokers with their quit attempts, and fund the state to***co prevention program at the CDC's recommended levels, etc.

State of To***co Control > Arkansas American Lung Association State of To***co Control

Ban Menthol Flavored To***co Products... Here' an editorial article from a recent posting in Washington Post Newspaper. Click on the link.

Opinion | Save Black lives. Ban menthol ci******es. The Biden administration should have the courage to protect public health by banning menthol flavoring in ci******es.

The US Supreme Court Upheld California right to prohibit the sale of flavored to***co products. Hopefully, other states will follow California's example to save lives and pursue to***co flavor bans too, including menthol flavored products.

US Supreme Court rejects challenge to California flavored to***co ban The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear R.J. Reynolds To***co Company's challenge to a voter-approved measure in California that banned flavored to***co products in the most-populous U.S. state.

The wait is over; it's time to Feel the Gold Rush at The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff! Mark your calendars for February 10th! Click the link below to register today!

https://www.uapb.edu/administration/enrollment_management/office_of_recruitment/recruitment_events.aspx

Menthol Flavored To***co Products are Killing African-Americans and Helping to Addict Our Kids, from All Backgrounds. The Time is Ripe for the White House To Do What Is Right.

This is what the Mayor of Savanna, GA had to say.

Mayor Johnson: Black communities have been burned by marketing of menthol ci******es Mayor Van Johnson says to***co industry’s claims of increased police abuse under a menthol ban are a ploy to prop up companies' profits.

A New Year, a new you in 2024.

A means new possibilities when you quit smoking. See what’s possible for your health in 2024 by making a plan to quit. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3tgZpSr

As you look ahead, is quitting smoking commercial to***co products one of your New Year Resolutions? Give yourself a gift of a smokefree you. There is help at Be Well Arkansas or by calling 1.800- QUIT-NOW.

The greatest gift you can give yourself and your loved ones is quitting smoking and beginning your smokefree lifestyle. Visit CDC.gov/quit for resources to help you quit.

Every now and then there is talk of taking some of the To***co Master Settlement Monies, slated for health purposes in Arkansas, for other use. It appears we are at another cross road.

Panel headed by first gent Bryan Sanders wants to use to***co settlement funds for outdoor recreation A glossy report from the Natural State Initiative recommends making permanent the state Office of Outdoor Recreation, creating an Outdoor Business Alliance and sending more money to fund Arkansas's outdoors economy.

Ni****ne Addiction, One V**e Puff at a Time.

Big To***co's transition under fire as WHO targets va**ng Big to***co firms shifting to new ni****ne products, including Philip Morris International (PMI) and British American To***co, have the most to lose if to***co alternatives face the same rules as ci******es, investors and analysts said. The World Health Organization on Thursday urged governments to....

THE TIME IS ALWAYS RIPE TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT. THE TIME IS NOW.

President Biden, Save Black Lives Tell the White House you support eliminating menthol ci******es and flavored cigars!The Biden Administration is on the cusp of history. In October 2023, the ...