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Study says tobacco effort working

Posted on December 30, 2010December 30, 2010 by Staff

Tobacco-prevention programs funded by the N.C. Health and Wellness Trust Fund continue to pay dividends: Fewer youth continue to take up smoking, more public places have become smoke-free and more adults that smoke are quitting.

That’s the conclusion of the 2010 annual independent evaluation of the programs conducted by researchers at the UNC Tobacco Prevention and Evaluation Program (TPEP).

“Tobacco-prevention programs are a key part of our state’s arsenal against fighting cancer – the leading cause of death in North Carolina – and reducing health care costs,” said Adam Goldstein, director of TPEP. “For every dollar North Carolina spends on tobacco-use prevention, the state probably saves at least $10 in lower long-term medical costs.”

The report found that Health and Wellness Trust Fund programs are in part responsible for preventing more than 53,000 youths from starting to smoke since 2003 and last year helped support more than 8,000 North Carolinians through QuitlineNC, a free telephone cessation service.

– UNC News Services

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