According to the Department of Health, only 750,000 of you light up on a consistent basis, making Washington the state with the third-lowest adult smoking rate in the country. This article seems to suggest some causality between the creation of the Tobacco Prevention and Control Program in 2000 and lowered smoking rates. You know what also probably helps? The fact that a pack of cigarettes cost as much as a used car. Utah and California topped the list.
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