About: Philip Carpenter

This morning at 12:01 AM eastern time, the American Lung Association released our 22^nd annual “State of Tobacco Control” report. The American Lung Association’s 2024 “State of Tobacco Control” report, released today, highlights the public health perils of menthol tobacco use and the failure by the White House to finalize the rules to end menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars in December. The 22^nd annual “State of Tobacco Control” report evaluates state and federal efforts to eliminate tobacco use and save lives with proven-effective tobacco control laws and policies.

• “State of Tobacco Control” 2024 gave Arizona grades in five areas that have been proven to prevent and reduce tobacco use and save lives:

• • • Funding for State Tobacco Prevention Programs: F
  • • Strength of Smokefree Workplace Laws: B
  • • Level of State Tobacco Taxes: F
  • • Access to Proven Treatments to Quit Tobacco: C
  • Ending the Sale of All Flavored Tobacco Products: F

Every year, on May 31, the World Health Organization (WHO) and global partners celebrate World No Tobacco Day (WNTD). The annual campaign is an opportunity to raise awareness on the harmful and deadly effects of tobacco use and second-hand smoke exposure, and to discourage the use of tobacco in any form.

World No Tobacco Day 2023 will focus on the multiple ways that exposure to tobacco affects the health of people’s lungs worldwide. These include lung cancer, chronic respiratory disease and air pollution.

Tobacco growing and production exacerbates food insecurity

The growing food crisis is driven by conflicts and wars, climatic shocks, and the economic and social impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Structural causes like the choice of crop also have an impact, and a look into tobacco growing reveals how it contributes to increased food insecurity:

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