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2018 \u2018State of Tobacco Control\u2019 report finds Tennessee lawmakers must still do more to
\nreduce tobacco use by repealing preemption to enable communities to pass local
\nordinances designed to protect the public from secondhand smoke, ensure all Americans
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2018 \u201cState of Tobacco Control\u201d shows Tennessee earned mixed grades on its tobacco policies. The 16th annual report grades states and the federal government on policies proven to prevent and reduce tobacco use, and finds that while Tennessee has taken significant steps to reduce tobacco use, elected officials must do more to save lives and ensure all Tennessee residents benefit.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cNationwide, smoking rates have continued to decline to historically low levels, yet tobacco use remains the nation\u2019s leading cause of preventable death and disease killing over 480,000 Americans each year,\u201d said American Lung Association Director of Advocacy, Heather Wehrheim. \u201cTobacco use is a serious addiction, and the fact that 26.8 percent of Tennessee residents are current smokers highlights how much work remains to be done in our communities to prevent and reduce tobacco use.<\/span><\/p>\n

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This year\u2019s \u201cState of Tobacco Control\u201d finds Tennessee\u2019s\u00a0 mixed grades show that progress can be made, although more still must be done by Governor Haslam and the state legislature to enact proven policies that will reduce tobacco use and secondhand smoke and save lives.<\/span><\/p>\n

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