Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute
In 1988 voters passed a ballot measure that raised the states cigarette tax by 25 cents a pack and allocated the revenues to a comprehensive statewide tobacco control program built around campaigns to encourage smokers to stop and to prevent teenagers from starting
While it is true that the research and education shared with the public over recent decades have encouraged millions of people to stop using tobacco, the CDC estimates that up to 42 million Americans smoke regularly, making it a major public health concern
Forecasting the likelihood of these risk factors playing out, along with the ultimate impact they will have, is very challenging
That means a lot to me
It had cost a fortune to build 454,000 to dig and another 180,000 to fit out far exceeding its initial cost estimates