Annual Report Shows Declines in Smoking Rates
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North Carolina scored three "Fs" and a "C" in the American Lung Association's State of Tobacco Control 2007 report, despite a small decline in the adult smoking rate and advances in passing legislation to make governmental buildings and public schools smokefree.
The annual American Lung Association report card grades each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico on four key tobacco control policies: smokefree air laws, cigarette tax, tobacco prevention spending, and youth access laws. In addition, the report grades federal tobacco control efforts, including: cigarette tax, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulation of tobacco products, cessation policies, and ratification of the international tobacco control treaty.
The annual American Lung Association report card grades each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico on four key tobacco control policies: smokefree air laws, cigarette tax, tobacco prevention spending, and youth access laws. In addition, the report grades federal tobacco control efforts, including: cigarette tax, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulation of tobacco products, cessation policies, and ratification of the international tobacco control treaty.
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North Wilkesboro News @ January 10, 2008