Smoking is down significantly across the country, and the rate is even lower in Connecticut. But the overall picture masks significant disparities in who the remaining smokers are. Continue Reading →
The story in charts: Who still smokes?
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Tobacco and Health Trust Fund
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Tobacco funds: Connecticut’s budget-balancing escape hatch
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Connecticut has received nearly $2 billion in settlement funds from big tobacco companies in the past 15 years. Only a small fraction has gone to anti-smoking efforts. Instead, the fund has become largely an escape hatch when lawmakers need help balancing the budget. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Health Care, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, American Heart Association, American Lung Association, Bryte Johnson, John M. Bailey II, MATCH Coalition, Patricia Checko
Governor expected to sign e-cigarette ban for minors
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Connecticut is poised to ban minors from buying or using e-cigarettes. Continue Reading →