The legal age of sale for tobacco is now 21 – but is it enough?
The minimum age for tobacco sales has been raised federally from 18 to 21. How will the new law be implemented and enforced effectively and equitably? On December 20, 2019, federal legislation was signed into law [...]
Coalition Comments on PMTA Proposed Rule
The proposed rule is designed to inform tobacco product manufacturers and the public about requirements for submission of Premarket Tobacco Product Applications (“PMTAs”), related recordkeeping requirements, requirements for post-market information gathering and reporting, and the process [...]
A Study With Truth Initiative Shows That Youth Are Being Targeted With Tobacco Marketing
We partnered with Truth Initiative in 2018 to study tobacco marketing in two cities in the Tobacco Nation. A new form called fSTARS was developed to collect data focusing on menthol and other flavored tobacco products. [...]
Counter Tobacco Podcast: Hookah at the Point of Sale
In this episode, we take a closer look at hookah. Learn about trends in hookah tobacco use, hookah industry marketing and promotional strategies at the point of sale and point of consumption, examples of current state [...]
Joint Statement – Remove Flavored E-Cigarettes from the Market
ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORT THE PRESIDENT’S SEPTEMBER DECISION TO REMOVE FLAVORED E-CIGARETTES FROM THE MARKET Now is the time to act and protect the health of our children November 18, 2019 – We write to express our strong, [...]
Letter to First Lady Melania Trump on Mint and Menthol
Dear Mrs. Trump: We want to express our sincere appreciation for the leadership you have provided in highlighting the youth e-cigarette epidemic, meeting with youth who have been impacted by this crisis and championing the bold [...]
Announcing Our New Executive Director, Maria Julian
The Counter Tools board of directors is pleased to announce that Maria Julian has accepted the position of executive director to begin November 11, 2019. Maria joins Counter Tools with a background in public health leadership [...]
Counter Tools’ Partner Massachusetts Shows Flavor Bans Can Cut Youth Tobacco Use
Counter Tools' partner Massachusetts has had recent successes passing policies that restrict flavored tobacco to adult-only establishments. In 2016 the cities of Boston and Lowell both passed flavor policies and evaluations of the policies showed significant [...]
We’re hiring a Project Director!
Counter Tools invites applications for a Project Director starting December 2019. Applications are due by November 15, 2019. Our Project Directors provide timely and high quality project management, training, and technical assistance to our client-partners working [...]
Public Health Groups Support Prohibition of Menthol Cigarettes
Excerpt: We write in support of prohibiting menthol cigarettes, which is a key part of the Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act (H.R. 2339). There is overwhelming scientific evidence that menthol cigarettes have had a profound [...]
Comments on Tobacco Products; Required Warnings for Cigarette Packages and Advertisements
Excerpt: The undersigned public health and medical organizations submit these comments in response to the request for comments on FDA’s proposed rule to establish new required health warnings for cigarette packages and advertisements, “Tobacco Products; Required [...]
Strong evaluation data for point of sale strategies will come from communities like YOURS and leaders like YOU!
LaPointe brothers offering a sacred tobacco blessing at opening ceremony At the National Conference on Tobacco or Health (the “or” leads me to admiringly call it the “ultimatum conference”) this year, there was a [...]