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Prevention and Cessation

We are working to increase funding for comprehensive tobacco control programs and access to evidence-based cessation treatment, which prevents youth initiation and supports successful quitting. Additionally, raising the minimum sale age for tobacco to 21 can prevent a deadly addiction. 

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Big Tobacco Targets the LGBTQ+ Community

December 15, 2022

While overall smoking rates have declined in recent years, smoking rates remain higher among specific subpopulations, including the LGBTQ+ community. These differences are in large part due to the tobacco industry’s targeted marketing through advertising, price discounting and other strategies.

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