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JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 1999 91(16):1356-1358; doi:10.1093/jnci/91.16.1356
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Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 91, No. 16, 1356-1358, August 18, 1999
© 1999 Oxford University Press

NEWS

Critics Feel States May Misspend Their Tobacco Windfall

Lou Fintor

Fresh from a $250 billion settlement with the U.S. tobacco industry, state governments may spend their windfall as they see fit — raising the hackles of anti-tobacco groups that want the monies spent primarily on tobacco control.

"We're very disappointed that a large number of the states are spending the money on anything but tobacco control," said Kathleen Scheg, legislative counsel for the Washington, D.C.-based anti-tobacco group, Action on Smoking and Health.



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  		Kathleen Scheg

 
Lawmakers anxiously awaiting the first installment of almost $250 billion in payments from U.S. tobacco companies have been busy trying to earmark their bounty for everything from school construction to new sports stadiums to flood control.

"It seems less than responsible to take money that the states received as a result of a tobacco settlement and fail to put a substantial amount of that money into controlling the most preventable cause of death in this . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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