Low-income smokers have a harder time quitting, which helps explain why Kentucky leads the nation in smoking

Low-income smokers have a harder time quitting, which helps explain why Kentucky leads the nation in smoking

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Lower-income smokers have a harder time quitting than health-conscious middle- and upper-class Americans, Keith Humphreys reports for The W...

1/4 of Ky. adults say they have tried e-cigs; just over half of adults (but not the e-cig users) want them taxed and regulated

1/4 of Ky. adults say they have tried e-cigs; just over half of adults (but not the e-cig users) want them taxed and regulated

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More than four in 10 Kentucky adults under age 30 have tried electronic cigarettes, and the older and better off economically Kentuckians ar...

UK cancer-center director urges lawmakers to raise cigarette tax and pass a statewide smoking ban to reduce cancer deaths

UK cancer-center director urges lawmakers to raise cigarette tax and pass a statewide smoking ban to reduce cancer deaths

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The Markey Cancer Center at the University of Kentucky supports a statewide smoking ban and an increase in the state cigarette tax to sign...