SCTFC is pleased to announce we have a redesigned website! Along with the information and resources you've come to expect from our website, we've added new content. New features include: maps of smoke-free communities and tobacco-free colleges and a news feed from our Facebook and Twitter accounts. Check out the new www.smokefreesc.org!

The smoke-free ordinance adopted by the Town of West Pelzer in Anderson County went into effect on July 2, 2014! A total of 58 communities in SC are smoke-free, protecting 39% of the state's population. View a list and map of smoke-free communities.

The College of Charleston campus became tobacco-free effective July 1, 2014. The college joins 18 other SC campuses. View a map of tobacco-free colleges.

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The August 8th deadline is fast approaching! The FDA Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) proposed a Deeming Regulation to regulate other tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, cigars, little cigars, dissolvable products, and hookah. View this docket.

Want to submit a comment? Here are some resources to help. The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids recently launched a website for this topic. The Tobacco Control Legal Consortium has developed a fact sheet regarding the deeming regulation and talking points. View other available TCLC resources.

Learn more about comment opportunities available through the FDA CTP.

The American Public Health Association petition asking other pharmacies to remove tobacco products from their shelves is still open. Sign the petition.