Oklahoma County Tobacco Use Prevention Coalition

07/12/2013

This is our last day to post here. Head on over to Oklahoma City-County Health Department and LIKE the page. We will post strictly from there starting Monday July 15. You can continue to follow us on Twitter at ***coFree

07/10/2013

Have you gone to Oklahoma City-County Health Department page yet? Don't forget to LIKE them to keep getting our updates and posts!

07/09/2013

Starting July 15 we will be posting strictly from the Oklahoma City-County Health Department. Please be sure to like their page to continue to receive our updates and information.

12/06/2012

53 seconds agoBroken Promises to Our Children. The 1998 State To***co Settlement 14 Years Later.
http://www.to***cofreekids.org/what_we_do/state_local/to***co_settlement/

Since the states settled their lawsuits against the to***co companies in November 1998, we have issued annual reports assessing whether the states are keeping their promise to use settlement funds — estimated at $246 billion over the first 25 years — to attack the enormous public health problems pos...

10/19/2012

We are looking for folks in OK County who want to share their story about quitting to***co. If you want to share and hope your story inspires others to quit send us a message. If you've quit on the Great American Smoke Out or New Years we want to hear that story too!! You can also call 405-425-4328.
Feel free to share our status too!

10/16/2012

"A thought-provoking new hidden camera video (see it below) shows two girls, one nine and the other ten years old, approaching random smokers on the square outside of the main train station in Aarhus and asking for either a light or a cigarette."

http://cphpost.dk/news/national/nine-out-ten-smokers-would-fire-child%E2%80%99s-cigarette

A thought-provoking new hidden camera video (see it below) shows two girls, one nine and the other ten years old, approaching random smokers on the square outside of the main train station in Aarhus and asking for either a light or a cigarette. In the video, which was produced by the grassroots orga...

10/02/2012

Expose the influence of to***co in Oklahoma!!! LIKE the page and spread the word.

http://www.facebook.com/okcto***cofree #!/pages/to***comoney/369444176465275

Expose and eliminate the influence of to***co lobbyists' campaign contributions, meals, and gifts on

10/02/2012

“For decades, we’ve watched to***co lobbyists manage to kill bills they oppose and pass bills they support,” said Doug Matheny, the website’s author. “Even if it never influenced legislation, money distributed by to***co lobbyists should be...refused as a matter of principle. Accepting money or gifts from representatives of an industry that addicts young people to deadly products is inconsistent with Oklahoma values. Most to***co lobbyists in Oklahoma take direct orders from companies that federal courts recently found guilty of racketeering.”
http://ash.org/new-website-highlights-to***co-lobbyists-campaign-contributions-and-gifts-to-oklahoma-lawmakers/

OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA (Oct. 1, 2012) A new website with searchable databases of all donations and gifts from to***co lobbyists to members of the Oklahoma State Legislature was announced today. The websitewww.to***comoney.comwas developed in Oklahoma and is gaining national attention for helping to...