POWR Against Tobacco

02/06/2026

Excited to learn and collaborate with so many fantastic community partners and organizations at the Rockland County Community Health Summit. 👏

We are hoping that to***co use and to***co-related health disparities are included in the 2025-2026 Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) 🚭

01/30/2026

Registration for ***co National Day of Action is officially live! 

Plan and register your event to Take Down To***co during the days leading up to — and on — our National Day of Action on April 1, 2026. Young people and advocates across the country will come together to expose Big To***co and protect the next generation. 

Get started ⬇️
http://www.takedownto***co.org/register-2026

01/30/2026

Tune in around 11:45 to hear from Community Engagement Coordinator, Molly Franco, and our colleague Khushbu Upadhyay from the Center for a To***co Free Hudson Valley.

01/29/2026

New York State may soon add a 75 percent tax on ni****ne, sending prices soaring. -- http://hudsonvalleypost.com/?p=213915

01/29/2026

The Town of Wallkill has amended its town code to prohibit va**ng on town property after local students urged leaders to address public use in parks and playgrounds. The Town Board approved the …

01/29/2026

01/29/2026

Tomorrow!

Ni****ne analogs are chemical compounds that are structurally distinct from ni****ne but have similar effects. Join us this Thursday, January 29 at 1 PM ET, for a conversation about ni****ne analog products in New York State. Learn about the products currently on the market, their health risks, and the relevant federal, state, and local legal landscape. Register here: https://www.publichealthlawcenter.org/webinar/ny-conversation-about-ni****ne-analogs

01/28/2026

Our Executive Director, Meghan DuBois O’Connor, weighs in on critical federal anti-to***co funding cuts and the impact on New York’s prevention programs.

Check out the article from Newsday as well as the American Lung Association's most recent State of To***co Control Report: https://www.lung.org/research/sotc/state-grades/new-york

The American Lung Association said the state needs to dip deeper into the $1 billion-plus it receives annually through to***co settlement money and tax revenue.

01/22/2026

Public opinion is clear: to***co use and va**ng are serious health issues, and many New Yorkers support policies that reduce harm, including higher taxes on e-cigarettes.

We hope you take a look at some of the most recent NYS Chronic Disease Public Opinion Poll: https://www.health.ny.gov/statistics/prevention/injury_prevention/information_for_action/docs/2025_pop_survey_summary_report.pdf

01/22/2026

In her Fiscal Year 2027 Budget, Governor Kathy Hochul proposed a new tax on va**ng products and a state registry to crackdown on illegal sales
MORE: https://www.news10.com/capitol/ny-vape-tax-2027/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_WTEN