Tobacco-related death and illness are drivers of poverty, leaving households without breadwinners, diverting limited household resources to purchase tobacco products rather than food and school materials, and forcing many people to pay for medical expenses. But action to control it will provide countries with a powerful tool to protect their citizens and futures, Dr Bettcher adds
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Parshley said the legislation followed very intensive work since lawmakers last met, which included meeting with stakeholders from all sides of this issue. The first $10 million collected from the tax would help the Department of Health fund a time-sensitive emergency system for heart attacks, cardiac arrest and strokes, while $2 million would pay for better enforcement of tobacco sales