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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Download PDF files by section:
• Executive Summary
• Secondhand Smoke
• Declines in Smoking
• Keep Kids Tobacco Free
• Local Programs
• Diverse Communities' Tobacco Use
• Helping Smokers Quit
• Public Education and Awareness
• Tobacco Control Works
• Appendix A:Cigarette Consumption
• Data Sources
• Oregon County Fact Sheets - 2005
"The more states spend on comprehensive programs, the more efficient they become...the longer states invest in tobacco control — the larger the impact."
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2003-2005 Tobacco Prevention & Education Program Report
Oregon has invested wisely in tobacco control efforts and, since 1996, has seen a dramatic reduction in tobacco use by both adults and children.
We know how to reduce tobacco use. Approaching tobacco prevention from many angles – where people live, work and play – is effective. Since many factors influence a person’s decision to use tobacco, we must tackle tobacco use from several directions at once. A responsible approach to tobacco control:
1. Keeps kids from starting
2. Protects people from secondhand smoke
3. Helps people quit
In the 2003-2005 biennium, funding for tobacco control in Oregon was reduced to less than half the level that voters approved with Ballot Measure 44. Passed in 1996, Ballot Measure 44 increased the cigarette tax by 30¢ per pack. The 2003-2005 biennial budget for Oregon’s Tobacco Prevention and Education Program is $6.9 million. Our past success may not be sustainable at this reduced funding level. We have a choice. If we invest in the successful strategies that have reduced tobacco use, we can expect to see further encouraging declines.
If you would like additional copies of this report, or if you need this material in an alternate format, please call the Tobacco Prevention and Education Program at 971.673.0984 or (TTY) 971.673.0987.
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