Fletcher Takes Aim to End Smoking Toll-Free Number Is Offered in State Where Tobacco King

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Gov. Ernie Fletcher took aim at Kentucky's highest-in-the-nation smoking rate Wednesday by announcing a toll-free phone line that will connect counselors with people trying to kick the habit.

The quit line is the latest anti-smoking initiative in a state where tobacco has deep roots. Kentucky's cigarette tax recently went from 3 cents a pack to 30 cents, and a health panel formed by Fletcher plans a tour to promote smoking cessation.

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Fletcher Takes Aim to End Smoking Toll-Free Number Is Offered in State Where Tobacco King

"We all know the adverse health effects of smoking, and unfortunately that's a part of the daily lives of too many Kentuckians," Fletcher s...

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