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  1. The tobacco industry spends $12.8 billion each year on marketing its products in the USA. That is $35 million each day. http://bit.ly/djVrs
  2. Ask the Professional Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association to find a healthy sponsor – not another tobacco company. http://bit.ly/5L6nnI
  3. Florida jury orders Philip Morris to pay $300 million, one of the largest sums ever awarded to a tobacco victim. http://bit.ly/l4B6x
  4. Today is the day to QUIT smoking with the rest of the nation in American Cancer Society’s Great American Smokeout! http://bit.ly/1054gX
  5. Massachusetts's low-income smoking rate dropped 26% because of a state program to help smokers quit. http://bit.ly/304rdx
  6. Tobacco companies exploit a tax loophole, losing millions for children's health insurance. http://bit.ly/tZI4q
  7. Over 3,500 kids under 18 try smoking for their first time each day. http://bit.ly/djVrs
  8. CDC report: Adult smoking rates unchanged; health reform is opportunity to prevent tobacco use and help smokers quit: http://bit.ly/20L8w
  9. Secondhand smoke kills about 50,000 NONsmokers each year. http://bit.ly/7R6LH
  10. American Lung Association report: Congress should require coverage for smoking cessation in health care reform. http://bit.ly/mjZ0i
  11. House-passed health reform bill provides coverage to help smokers quit and funding for critical prevention programs.
  12. Federal judge rejects tobacco company lawsuit and backs new law to stop deceptive tobacco marketing. http://bit.ly/2ScGCa
  13. CDC study: Only 6 states provide full Medicaid coverage to help smokers quit. Congress must fix this in health reform: http://bit.ly/23lj8P
  14. Excellent USA TODAY editorial shows why electronic cigarettes must be regulated by the FDA. http://bit.ly/4oAN4J
  15. Wall Street Journal reports: Congressional accomplishments include FDA regulation of tobacco & cigarette tax increase. http://bit.ly/3rZL5e
  16. Kids consume 800 million packs of cigarettes each year, generating roughly $2.0 billion a year for Big Tobacco. http://bit.ly/7R6LH
  17. Thanks to Congress regulating tobacco products, cigarettes can no longer be disguised with candy flavors. Now thats a treat!
  18. Have you ever used a tobacco quit line or known someone who has? Did it help?
  19. A new study finds arthritis is more prevalent and simply harder to treat in smokers. http://bit.ly/G1g4s
  20. Continued exposure to tobacco smoke may result in persistent ear infections and eventually, hearing loss. http://bit.ly/1XXQ1V