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                                    • More Severe COVID-19 is Just One More Reason to Quit Tobacco Now

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                                      |Date: May 19, 2021
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                                      More Severe COVID-19 is Just One More Reason to Quit Tobacco Now

                                      More Severe COVID-19 is Just One More Reason to Quit Tobacco Now

                                      Tobacco causes 8 million deaths every year. When evidence was released this year that smokers were more l ...

                                      Tobacco causes 8 million deaths every year. When evidence was released this year that smokers were more likely to develop severe disease with COVID-19 compared to non-smokers, it triggered millions of ...

                                      May 19, 2021
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                                    • Great News! Governor Jay Inslee Signs “Tobacco 21” Legislation

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                                      |Date: April 09, 2019
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                                      Great News! Governor Jay Inslee Signs “Tobacco 21” Legislation

                                      Great News! Governor Jay Inslee Signs “Tobacco 21” Legislation

                                      Starting January 20, 2020, it will be illegal under Washington law for tobacco or vaping products to be s ...

                                      Starting January 20, 2020, it will be illegal under Washington law for tobacco or vaping products to be sold to those under age 21, thanks to a bill signed by Gov. Jay Inslee on April 5, 2019. Washing ...

                                      April 09, 2019
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                                    • 6 Steps to a Healthier Heart

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                                      |Date: June 12, 2017
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                                      6 Steps to a Healthier Heart

                                      6 Steps to a Healthier Heart

                                      Your Prescription for Lowering Your Risk for Heart Disease, Heart Attack and Stroke Heart disease and str ...

                                      Your Prescription for Lowering Your Risk for Heart Disease, Heart Attack and Stroke Heart disease and stroke are an epidemic in the United States. Many of the people at high risk for heart attack or s ...

                                      June 12, 2017
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