We’re Joining the Fight Against Big Tobacco
Cascade AIDS Project is proud to announce our endorsement of the vaping and tobacco tax on the ballot this November, and we hope you’ll join us in voting YES for a healthy future!
People have been suffering from vaping-related illnesses while tobacco companies target our kids with candy-flavored vapes. Research shows that teens who vape are 3x more likely to start smoking. But Oregon doesn’t tax vapes one penny. That’s why we’re voting YES to protect our youth.
Tobacco is the #1 cause of preventable death in Oregon. That means we all pay the price—almost $1.5 billion per year in smoking-related health care costs. This measure will prevent nearly 12,000 premature deaths. That’s why a bipartisan committee wrote this measure to dedicate the dollars to tobacco prevention and cessation programs and the Oregon Health Plan.
Dollars raised by the vaping and tobacco tax must go to the Oregon Health Plan and to fund smoking prevention programs and programs to help people quit for good. The new revenue cannot be used for anything else.
Cascade AIDS Project is proud to join the fight against Big Tobacco by endorsing the YES for a Health Future Campaign along with the American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, the American Lung Association, nurses, doctors, local chambers of commerce, small businesses and community based organizations across the state.
Will you join us in voting YES this November?
Go to www.yesforahealthyfuture.org to learn more!
About Cascade AIDS Project
Founded in 1985 as a grassroots response to the AIDS crisis, Cascade AIDS Project (CAP) is now the oldest and largest HIV-services and LGBTQ+ health provider in Oregon and southwest Washington, with more than 100 employees working across four locations. Our organization seeks to prevents new HIV infections; support low-income people living with HIV; and provide safe, welcoming, and knowledgeable healthcare for the LGBTQ+ community. Through our vital health, housing, and other social services, we help ensure the well-being of more than 15,000 people each year. More information can be found at www.capnw.org
