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1 in every 5 deaths in Wyoming is tobacco related.

Platte County Tobacco Prevention Program is a community-based group of volunteers who are committed to educating the public about healthy tobacco free environments and lifestyles.

Formed in 1998, we are committed to the challenge of reducing the prevalence of tobacco use in Platte County.

We are funded by a combination of Tobacco Settlement Trust Funds and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Funds. These monies are distributed through the Substance Abuse Division of the Wyoming Department of Health.

10 Years After the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement
NPR Report
The Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement has now been in effect for 10 years.  This on-line report, describes in detail what has occurred since that settlement was reached.  By going to the following link, an audio version or printed transcript is available: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=97193028.  There are also some very interesting interactive features on this link as well as comments by other readers.

In the News

Report: Cigarette Smuggling Funds Terrorist Groups
A new report by the U.S.-based Center for Public Integrity finds that cigarette and tobacco smuggling funds militant groups like the Taliban. -
Study: Tobacco Linked to Brain Damage
New research has found a direct link between tobacco use and brain damage. -
Obama Says His Nicotine Addiction is '95 Percent Cured'
President Barack Obama told reporters that while he is almost totally over his smoking addiction, quitting remains a constant struggle. -

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MHSASD March 2009
Click here for the Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Division March newsletter

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