Source: WRAL, 1/25/17

With low funding for tobacco control programs and one of the nation's lowest cigarette taxes, North Carolina was one of five states that failed all five categories in the American Lung Association's State of Tobacco Control report that was released Wednesday.  The ALA's 15th annual report says there were 14,220 deaths attributed to smoking in North Carolina during 2016. The habit also cost the state $3.8 billion, according to the report. 

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