A Tragedy in the Making Approval of Canadas Proposed $32.5 Billion Big Tobacco Settlement Risks Leaving Millions Living with Lung Disease Behind, Warns National Lung Health Alliance (NLHA)

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News Summary

  • Leading patient advocacy network urges provinces to use settlement pay-outs solely to combat lung disease
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  • 7 billion earmarked for provinces in the settlement comes with no mandate for cessation programs, addiction and mental health supports or preventive measures
  • Tobacco-related illnesses cost Canadians $12 billion annually, with Ontario alone spending an estimated $7 billion per year to address the fallout
Author of the articleArticle contentLeading patient advocacy network urges provinces to use settlement payouts solely to combat lung disease following historic creditors vote on December 12TO [+6651 chars]

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