South Carolina gets an "F" for tobacco control
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A report card from the American Lung Association has flunked South Carolina for how it handles smoking. The organization gives the state an "F'' in all four items measured in its American Lung Association State of Tobacco Control report card released Tuesday. The report card says South Carolina should spend more than the roughly $1 million spent on tobacco prevention last year. The organization also says the state doesn't do enough to help its The report was especially critical of South Carolina's 7-cents-a-pack cigarette tax, the lowest in the nation. The association also flunked South Carolina for its laws on public smoking, but credited local governments for passing stricter smoking bans. (Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) The following comments do not necessarily represent the views of NBC Augusta 26 | news, weather, sports, community, entertainment, shopping for Augusta, Georgia. Users have agreed to these terms and in doing so accept full responsibility for their comments. Moderation is limited. Wednesday, Jan 14 at 9:47 AM Bob wrote ...Who cares. All they are is a tax dodging political action committee. I used to respect them until they got into the lawmaking business. Now that they are pushing for POLICE ACTION to make people quit smoking, they crossed the line. Inappropriate? Alert Us!
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