American Cancer Society report calls on NJ to fund tobacco programs
New Jersey’s $2.70-per-pack tax on cigarettes may be among the highest in the nation, but the state ranks dead last in funding programs to keep kids from lighting up or to help those who do smoke kick the habit, according to a report released Wednesday by the American Cancer Society.
The report, “Cancer Brief: One Billion Reasons to Help N.J. Tobacco Users to Quit,” claims New Jersey has generated about $1 billion in revenue from tobacco taxes and the state’s yearly share of a 1998 multi-state tobacco settlement during each of the last six fiscal years, but has spent less than 0.5 percent of the money on tobacco prevention or cessation.
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