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... reached a landmark legal settlement that required major tobacco companies to pay states more than $246 billion over time as compensation for the health costs related to the suffering, death and disease caused by their dangerous products. Each year, ACS CAN and public health partners track state spending of the settlement revenue, as well as other tobacco revenue states bring in from taxes, in the Broken Promises ... prevention and cessation programs that are proven to reduce tobacco rates and save lives, not to mention save money through reduced health care costs. State legislatures have a responsibility to make curbing tobacco use a priority, and it’s time for lawmakers to step up and keep ...