An annual report released in December that details how states are using funds from the 1998 state tobacco tax settlement and tobacco taxes finds that many states are still not spending the recommended amount of money on smoking prevention efforts. North Carolina ranks near the bottom nationally, according to the new data.
The report says that North Carolina spent $1.2 million on tobacco-prevention programs, while the industry spent $392.2 million in marketing.
John Shachter is the director of state communications with the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. He spoke with WCHL’s Blake Hodge about the report and how North Carolina stacks up.
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, American Heart Association, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, American Lung Association, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Americans for Nonsmokers’ Rights
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