Topic: Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids

Is Indonesia, one of big tobacco's last frontiers, closing?

Not fast enough for anti-smoking campaigners. But Indonesia is slowly taking steps to end its status as one of the great growth markets for tobacco companies.

Teen smoking drops to record lows

An annual survey of middle and high school students found the average number of smokers in that age range had fallen a whole percentage point since 2011. Some attribute the decline to higher cigarette taxes.

Change Agent Bloomberg donates $220 million to anti-smoking efforts worldwide

The charitable foundation of Michael Bloomberg, the New York mayor and anti-smoking activist, is giving $220 million to aid anti-tobacco efforts in low- and middle-income countries, where nearly 80 percent of the world’s smokers live.

Warning labels for cigarette packs take a grisly turn. Will they work?

Warning labels unveiled by the FDA would be the first change to cigarette pack warnings in 25 years. Nine graphic images were chosen using consumer surveys that involved 18,000 people.

New York poised to ban smoking in Central Park, Times Square

Smokers in New York will have fewer places to puff when Mayor Michael Bloomberg signs a new law banning smoking in the city's parks and on its beaches.

New FDA rules restrict tobacco marketing to kids

Marketing tobacco products to kids and teens will be restricted under new FDA rules to be published Friday.

Obama still lighting up, but anti-smoking groups laud effort to quit

Anti-smoking advocates are trying to use Obama’s cigarette struggles as an opportunity to send a message to Americans about quitting.

Cigarette taxes: Where there’s smoke, there’s money

A new study by a national anti-smoking group argues that states could raise more than $9 billion in new revenues if they all hiked cigarette taxes by $1-a-pack.

Cigarette Taxes: Where There’s Smoke, There’s Money

New tobacco rules: What will they do?

Under legislation passed by the Senate Thursday, the FDA is likely to require warnings on the packs that take up much more space.

Federal and state governments look to smokers for more tax revenue

Though they hit poor Americans hardest, stiff taxes on tobacco can reduce healthcare costs by billions.