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Article: TOBACCO CONTROL PROGRAM WORKS.(Opinion)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- October 6, 2008
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Isn't it time to reward responsibility?
Fallout from big business greed should not jeopardize the physical and financial health of all New Yorkers. That is exactly what will happen if government officials choose to temporarily alleviate budget deficits by decreasing funds to the Tobacco Control Program. This is inequitable because the New York State Tobacco Control Program actually pays for itself and then some.
The hard facts are that more than 570,000 New York residents suffer from a serious smoking-caused disease with medical costs of a whopping $22.4 million per day. Research proves for every $1 spent on comprehensive tobacco control, there is a $3 ...