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Tobacco kills more people than alcohol, illegal
drugs, AIDS, car crashes, murders, and suicides combined.
Each year, hundreds of our youth try this addictive
and deadly product. Additionally,Mississippi taxpayers
spend hundreds of millions of dollars each year treating tobacco-related illnesses.
Through a science-based approach, The Partnership for
a Healthy Mississippi is leading the fight to ensure our
youth are able to avoid the dangers of tobacco use, while
also helping current tobacco users kick their addiction.
The progams of The Partnership help save the lives of
thousands of Mississippians and help save the taxpayers
of Mississippi millions of dollars.
The Partnership for a Healthy Mississippi collaborates
with several public health organizations across the state of Mississippi.
Our collaborative partners include the American
Lung Association of Mississippi, the American
Heart Association of Mississippi, American
Cancer Society of Mississippi and the Mississippi
State Department of Health. Together,
we work on tobacco-related policy, such as increasing Mississippi's
historically low tobacco tax, comprehensive smoke-free laws, and supporting full-funding of Mississippi's comprehensive tobacco control efforts just to name a few.
Click here to view The Partnership's RAT and FREE TV commercials...
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