Tobacco-Free CNY works to reduce illness, disability and death related to tobacco use and secondhand smoke exposure, and to alleviate the social and economic burdens caused by tobacco use. Tobacco use remains the single most preventable cause of death in the United States, accounting for more than 480,000 deaths each year. An estimated 41,000 of these tobacco-related deaths are the result of secondhand smoke exposure.
In the News:
Protect Youth from Tobacco Marketing this School Year
Local Youth Leaders Mobilize Against Tobacco Marketing at Statewide Summit
New York Expands Tobacco Tax to Include Nicotine Pouches
No Menthol Sunday: We are the Movement Against Big Tobacco
Reality Check Youth Take Tobacco Industry Fight to the State Captiol
Illuminating 25 years of Landmark Progress and the Great American Smokeout
Make 2025 the Year You Quit for Good!
The Tobacco Industry Plays Tricks Year-Round by Selling “Treats”
Tobacco-Free Chalk Art Contest Hosted by Reality Check on Saturday, July 26, 2025
Unmasking the Appeal: Tobacco-Free CNY Recognizes World No Tobacco Day
Eliminating Tobacco Waste on Earth Day
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