This report is from Truth Initiative, an anti-smoking nonprofit. The study compared a group of 12 states dubbed the “Tobacco Nation” compared to the rest of the US
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A new study shows Tennessee still has one of the highest cigarette smoking rates in the country. The health consequences that can come from smoking cigarettes have been long-known to health experts.
“Cardiovascular health, increase risk of heart attacks, strokes, lung cancer — there are actually 12 different kinds of cancer that are increased by smoking,” said Dr. Robert Wilson from the Covenant Medical Group.
The study is from an anti-smoking nonprofit, Truth Initiative. Tennessee is one of 12 states, from Louisiana to Michigan, that the study calls “Tobacco Nation.” Those states have a higher rate of smoking among adults and children than the rest of the country.
Creating more education about the harms of smoking and available treatment may be key in lowering the …
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