Tobacco

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Arkansas to receive about $61 million from tobacco companies in 2022

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by Talk Business & Politics staff (staff2@talkbusiness.net)

Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge announced Monday (April 25) that money from the Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) with tobacco companies will be distributed, with Arkansas receiving nearly $61 million.

“Tobacco companies are paying into this settlement for engaging in bad business practices by misleading the public on the dangers of tobacco,” Rutledge said. “These funds will be used for healthcare research and other vital programs impacting Arkansas children and families.”

With the 2022 disbursement of $60.9 million, the total amount received since 2001 to fund various public health programs in Arkansas is $1.282 billion. The MSA imposed health-related and advertising restrictions on tobacco companies which required the settling manufacturers to make annual payments to the settling states.

https://talkbusiness.net/2022/04/arkansas-to-receive-about-61-million-from-tobacco-companies-in-2022/

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UAMS’ Pebbles Fagan, Ph.D., Receives President’s Award from Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco

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By Marty Trieschmann

Pebbles Fagan, Ph.D., MPH, a leading expert on tobacco-related health disparities at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), received the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco’s (SRNT) President’s Award.

Fagan was recognized by the organization due to her decades of scientific excellence and efforts to combat health inequities related to nicotine and tobacco use. She is the fifth recipient of the award in the society’s 28-year history.

https://news.uams.edu/2022/03/09/uams-pebbles-fagan-ph-d-receives-presidents-award-from-society-for-research-on-nicotine-and-tobacco/

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Arkansas receives three failing grades on tobacco use report

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KUAR | By Remington Miller

A new report looks at the use of tobacco products in Arkansas, grading the state in several categories relating to prevention efforts and the impact of its use.

The American Lung Association’s State of Control 20th annual report showed that Arkansas failed in three out of five categories: tobacco prevention and control program funding, tobacco taxes, and flavored tobacco products. In the other two categories, access to cessation services and smoke-free air, the state received higher grades, a D and C respectively.

The association’s Senior Manager for Advocacy for Arkansas and Missouri Laura Turner expressed concern for the bad grade in funding state tobacco prevention programs.

https://www.ualrpublicradio.org/local-regional-news/2022-01-26/arkansas-receives-three-failing-grades-on-tobacco-use-report

American Lung Association

The use of use of disposable e-cigarettes by high school students grew to 55.8% nationally, according to the American Lung Association.