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Anti-smoking groups want crackdown on fraudulent tobacco marketing (American Medical Association)
Companies found guilty of fraudulent practices should pay for smoking cessation programs, public health organizations say, and the U.S. Supreme Court should enforce it.
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South Dakota ranks 10th in the nation when it comes to paying for programs to prevent kids from smoking and help smokers quit, according to a national report by a coalition of public health organizations. South Dakota spends $6 million yearly on tobacco prevention and cessation programs - 52.7 percent of the $11.3 million recommended by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The ...
Tennessee does the poorest job in the nation at funding programs to keep kids from smoking and help smokers quit, according to a national report released Wednesday by a coalition of public health organizations.
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