Big Tobacco Still Powerful Foe of Lung Association
The leading cause of preventable death is often entangled in a financial web of neglect and deceit, according to the American Lung Association
The following press release was issued by the American Lung Association: Follow the trail of money misused by policymakers and strategically invested by Big Tobacco in the American Lung Association's "State of Tobacco Control 2013" report released recently to discover how the leading cause of preventable death is often entangled in a financial web of neglect and deceit. Read more: The Lung Association's "State of Tobacco Control" report tracks annual progress on key tobacco control policies at the federal and state level, assigning grades based on whether laws are adequately protecting citizens from the enormous toll tobacco use takes on lives and the economy. "We are faced with a deep-pocketed, ever-evolving tobacco industry that's …
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James Adnaraf
10:35 pm on Monday, February 4, 2013
Yes, there are other health hazards besides tobacco, but we need to continue to publicize the dangers of smoking. It amazes me that below the age of 50 smokes, since the information on how bad smoking is healthwise has been known and publicized for about 50 years. Unreal. more ›