Dead Last

Jan 8, 04:29 PM in Tobacco | Add to del.icio.us | Digg

Which state ranks last in the funding of programs to help people, including youth, stop smoking?

If you guessed Michigan, you’re right. If you live in Michigan, call your local and federal government repesentatives. Complain.

Adding to the disgrace, the state of Michigan collects an annual $1.4 billion in tobacco-generated revenue from tobacco litigation settlement payments and tobacco taxes. But in 2006 and so far in 2007, it did not use any of that revenue to help people stop smoking.

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