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Owensboro, Kentucky, a small town in the heart of tobacco country, banned cigarette smoking in all public places.
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"Smoking Ordinance 23-2014. Frequently Asked Questions." City of Owensboro. Owensboro, KY. Web.
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The number of tobacco farms in the U.S. has gone from 415,315 in 1959 to 10,014 today.
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"Tobacco-Farms and Acres, by Acres Harvested, Quantity Harvested, and Value of Crop for Tobacco, for Selected States: 1964 and 1959." U.S. Department of Agriculture. Table 59.
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Florida recorded its lowest teen smoking rate ever in 2016, 5.2%!
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Florida Health. (2017). Celebrating 10 Successful Years [Fact sheet]. Retrieved from http://tobaccofreeflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/TFF10Years.pdf
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Menthol cigarettes are easier to start and harder to quit.
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Truth Initiative, October 12, 2016.
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In the U.S., 60.9% of students who ever smoked cigarettes daily tried to quit smoking cigarettes
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"High School Students Who Tried to Quit Smoking Cigarettes --- United States, 2007." CDC. Atlanta, GA. 58(16). 01 May 2009: 428-431. Web.
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Tobacco farmers are starting to grow chickpeas because of the increase in hummus sales. Support Big Hummus!
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"Could Hummus Put an End to Smoking?" Haaretz. 26 Nov. 2014. Web.
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According to tobacco21.org, If a person has reached age 21 without picking up smoking, their chances of starting are only 2%.
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"Healthy Towns, Healthy Kids." Tobbaco 21.org. March 2017.
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In 2010, 52.4% of U.S. smokers quit for at least a day.
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"Quitting Smoking Among Adults --- United States, 2001--2010." CDC. 11 Nov. 2011. 60(44): 1513-1519. Web.
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You get double the matches if you're not smoking in your profile pics.
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Edmunds, Simon. "Anti-Smoking Group Use Tinder for Campaign." GlobalDatingInsights.com. 30 Apr. 2014. Web.
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In 1995, 43% of teens in West Virginia smoked. Today, only 16.2% of teens in West Virginia smoke. Damn, West Virginia teens are killing it at living.
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West Virginia Department of Health & Human Resources. Addressing Tobacco Use and Its Associated Health Conditions in West Virginia. Charleston, WV: West Virginia Department of Health & Human Resources, Bureau for Public Health, West Virginia Division for Tobacco Prevention, Office of Community Health Services and Health Promotion, 2016.
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Quitting smoking has been linked to helping with symptoms of depression.
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Lembke, Anna, Kenasha Johnson, and Charles DeBattista. “Depression and Smoking Cessation: Does the Evidence Support Psychiatric Practice?” Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment 3.4 (2007): 487–493. Print.
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Studies show that people seeking treatment for nicotine dependence alongside substance abuse are more likely to be successful.
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Baca & Yahne, 2008; Prochaska et al., Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2004.
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