On a related note, Wisconsin takes in $718 million each year in tobacco revenues but only spends $5.3 million to prevent kids from smoking and help smokers quit. And still the program achieves a high rate of success, with teen smoking at an all-time low. It’s an investment that more than pays for itself. However, even with the program’s impressive accomplishments, there is far more work to be done in Wisconsin.
Tobacco use is still the #1 cause of preventable death and costs Wisconsin residents $3.7 billion each year in healthcare costs and lost productivity. Over 7,000 Wisconsinites still die from tobacco use. That’s much too high a price to pay.
Ruth Crawford
Concerned Parent
Wisconsin Hispanic Latino Tobacco Prevention Network
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