tobacco prevention

Several flavored cigarettes in pastel colors and a small bowl of nicotine pouches that the New York State Tobacco Control Program warns get children addicted to tobacco and smoking products.

New York State gets low grades on preventing smoking & protecting kids from tobacco

Robert Beck

New York received failing grades for some aspects of tobacco prevention from the American Lung Association in its latest State of Tobacco Control report card.

Health & Medicine

CNY Anti-Smoking Groups Fight Back Against Marketing Of Menthol Cigarettes

Scott Willis

Residents in Central New York and across the state may see a new campaign that shows how the tobacco industry markets menthol-flavored tobacco products to…

Health & Medicine

"Kick Butts Day" Takes Aim at E-Cigarettes as NYS Youth Use Soars to 27%

Chris Bolt, Scott Willis

This year’s Kick Butts Day is taking on a different meaning in New York and across the nation as the use of electronic cigarettes among youth rises to…