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State laws on tobacco control--United States, 1998.

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1999

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J. A. Fishman, Sarah B. Knowles, Burke Fishburn, Trevor Woollery, W T Marx, Dana Shelton, Corinne G. Husten, M P Eriksen
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Abstract

The data summarizing state tobacco-control laws are available through CDC's State Tobacco Activities Tracking and Evaluation (STATE) System; the laws are collected and updated every quarter. The STATE System also contains state-specific data on the prevalence of tobacco use, tobacco-related deaths, and the costs of tobacco use. Information from the STATE System is available for use by policy makers at the state and local levels to plan and implement initiatives to prevent and reduce tobacco use. In addition, CDC is using this information to assess the ongoing impact of tobacco-control programs and policies on tobacco use.