Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids

A report released today by the World Health Organization (WHO) is a resounding call for governments to take action to reduce tobacco use by implementing proven policies to reduce tobacco use, the world’s leading cause of preventable death.

Each year, the World Health Organization’s World No Tobacco Day, observed on May 31, focuses global attention on the deadly toll of tobacco use and the need for countries to take strong action to address this entirely preventable epidemic.

A new study confirms that New York’s high cigarette tax has helped the state dramatically reduce smoking far faster and to far lower levels than the nation as a whole.