John, Want to know how your state stacks up in the fight against tobacco? Check out our just-released report: Broken Promises to our Children: A State-By-State Look at the 1998 Tobacco Settlement 23 Years Later. Inside, you'll find: - How much tobacco money your state collects,
- How much your state is doing to stop tobacco use, and
- What must be done to make the next generation tobacco-free.
You'll also learn how your state fits into the bigger picture. For example: - Big Tobacco spends $11 to market its deadly products for every $1 the states spend to fight tobacco use.
- Of the $27 billion in tobacco money that states collected last year, they spent only 2.7% of it on programs that prevent kids from smoking and help smokers quit.
- Shockingly, just three states spent more than all the others combined. (Look inside to find out which ones!)
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Tobacco use remains the #1 cause of preventable death. And as we continue to face dual health threats from an unprecedented respiratory pandemic and a youth e-cigarette epidemic that threatens millions of young people with a lifetime of addiction, this report is an especially timely wake-up call. Please share it widely. Best, |
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