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By Lily Wright, This is Reno April 13, 2025- Across the world, smoking is the leading cause of preventable death. Of the 7 million deaths that occur annually because of tobacco, more than 18% are caused by secondhand smoke exposure. In Nevada, smoking is prevalent in part because of smoking in casinos and relaxed exemptions... View Article

By Camalot Todd, Nevada Current January 24- Nevada received F’s in four out of the five public policies on which the American Lung Association grades states, according to the organization’s annual “State of Tobacco Control” report released Wednesday. Tobacco use remains the leading cause of preventable death and disease in Nevada and the U.S., with... View Article

News 3 Staff January 25- Nevada remains behind other states when it comes to prevention or reducing tobacco use in the state, according to a new report from the American Lung Association. The “State of Tobacco Control” report published Wednesday gave mostly failing grades to Nevada based on an evaluation of policies taken to eliminate tobacco use.... View Article

By Carma Hassan, CNN January 26- The federal government gets “mostly failing grades on its efforts to prevent and reduce tobacco,” a new report from the American Lung Association says. The 20th annual “State of Tobacco Control” report calls for an end to manufacturing flavored tobacco, saying flavored tobacco products and e-cigarettes jeopardize progress made by tobacco control... View Article