Invest in a Healthier Future

A broad-based coalition leading the effort to reduce preventable death and chronic disease from tobacco use in MS through a $1.50 / pack cigarette tax increase.

[Invest in a Healthier Future @InvestMStweets]

Increasing Mississippi’s cigarette tax by $1.50 per pack would generate $153.58 million in much needed revenue for the state. Sign the petition to join the effort! https://t.co/cY6hoHji5l #healthyfutureMS #msleg #mselex @InvestMStweets

[Invest in a Healthier Future @InvestMStweets]

Raising the tobacco tax by $1.50 will prevent 16,400 children under age 18 from becoming adult smokers. #healthyfutureMS #msleg #mselex @InvestMStweets

[Truth Initiative @truthinitiative]

Smoking kills more than 540,000 Americans each year — it’s still the leading cause of preventable death and disease. Even though the number of people quitting successfully is going up, quit rates still remain low. https://t.co/YG0oEjxrcO

[Truth Initiative @truthinitiative]

Taking over the e-cigarette market doesn't happen by accident. After pivoting from youth-focused ads, JUUL's new marketing aimed at adults uses the tried and true formula the tobacco industry relied on for decades. https://t.co/9it0arQ158 via @TheAtlantic

[CDC Tobacco Free @CDCTobaccoFree]

Avoiding tobacco can improve your health. This #MensHealthWeek, make a plan to quit smoking for the favorite men in your life. Learn how you can quit at https://t.co/N6zYMofnEY.

[American Heart Advocacy @AmHeartAdvocacy]

Using e-cigarettes has increased nearly 80% among American high schoolers. And a new study finds that these "youth-friendly" e-cigarette flavors can damage blood vessels and, perhaps, even the heart lining. #TobaccoEndgame https://t.co/1LW5SZVLbW

[FDA Tobacco @FDATobacco]

Smoking increases the risk for stoke.

During #strokemonth learn more information about smoking and its link to stroke.
https://t.co/RIdQSte3P0

[Invest in a Healthier Future @InvestMStweets]

The coalition was proud to be a part of the @AmerAcadPeds Capitol Day! #HealthyFutureMS

[Invest in a Healthier Future @InvestMStweets]

Smoking during pregnancy increases a baby’s risk of being born prematurely or having low birthweight. We can save lives & improve health with an increase in the tobacco tax by $1.50 / pack of cigarettes. #HealthyFutureMS #MSSen #MSLeg

[Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids @TobaccoFreeKids]

Great op-ed from our 2016 National Youth Advocate of the Year Bryce Moore calls for Mississippi to raise the cigarette tax by $1.50 to reduce smoking and save lives.

The state currently has one of the lowest tax rates and one of the highest smoking rates. https://t.co/JzCEcwkge1

[Invest in a Healthier Future @InvestMStweets]

One year after quitting smoking, your heart attack risk drops dramatically. We can save lives & improve health with an increase in the tobacco tax by $1.50 / pack of cigarettes. #HealthyFutureMS #MSSen #MSLeg

[Invest in a Healthier Future @InvestMStweets]

Read more on personal reason Bryce supports increasing the cigarette tax by $1.50 / pack:
"My grandfather was targeted by tobacco companies at a young age." https://t.co/PWSzilqem3 via @clarionledger #HealthyFutureMS #MSLeg #MSSen

[Invest in a Healthier Future @InvestMStweets]

Smoking accounts for about 30% of all cancer deaths in the United States, including about 80% of all lung cancer deaths. We can save lives & improve health with an increase in the tobacco tax by $1.50 / pack of cigarettes. #HealthyFutureMS #MSSen #MSLeg

[Sen. Brice Wiggins @bricewigginsMS]

Want the best jobs for MS'ans? Madison Co. business owner says give give her a healthy workforce. @MSMedicaid @MSMA1 #msleg OPINION: Higher cigarette tax means a stronger workforce | Mississippi Politics and News - Y'all Politics https://t.co/mV4bgKBWId

[Invest in a Healthier Future @InvestMStweets]

Citizens w/ mental health conditions or substance use disorders make up 25% of the population, but account for 40% of all cigarettes smoked.
We can save lives & improve health w/ an increase in the tobacco tax by $1.50 /
pack of cigarettes. #HealthyFutureMS #MSSen #MSLeg

[Invest in a Healthier Future @InvestMStweets]

An estimated 5,400 deaths in Mississippi are caused by smoking annually. We can save lives and improve health with an increase in the tobacco tax by $1.50 / pack of cigarettes. #HealthyFutureMS #MSSen #MSLeg

[Lung Association MS @LungMississippi]

An estimated 5,400 deaths in Mississippi are caused by smoking annually. We can save lives & improve health with an increase in the tobacco tax by $1.50 / pack of cigarettes. #HealthyFutureMS #MSSen #MSLeg

[Mississippi Chapter-American Academy of Pediatrics @MSAAP1]

Smoking during pregnancy increases a baby's risk of being born prematurely or having low birthweight. We can save lives and improve health with an increase in the tobacco user's fee by $1.50/pack of cigarettes #healthyFutureMS #MSSen #MSLeg

[Invest in a Healthier Future @InvestMStweets]

"This is a positive way to protect our families, increase worker productivity and draw businesses to our state." More on the proposed $1.50 / pack cigarette tax increase via @MSyallpolitics: https://t.co/BXRs4NQPl8 #HealthyFutureMS #MSSen #msleg

[Invest in a Healthier Future @InvestMStweets]

Our vision is a healthier Mississippi w/ fewer children starting to smoke, more smokers quitting & increased revenue for the state. We're up against a tobacco industry spending ~$127.3 million annually in MS to market deadly products. #HealthyFutureMS #MSSen #MSLeg