ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — The American Lung Association grades each state on its tobacco funding and prevention efforts. In its 19th-annual "State of Tobacco Control" report, New York State gets a failing grade.
“In New York State, our high school tobacco use rates remain at 19.3%. The state took an important step last year in removing flavored e-cigarettes from shelves, but without including menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars, it’s not enough to end the surge in youth tobacco use,”...