... since 1933, lung cancer in California has dropped by 1/2, yet doubled in Alabama.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012...cer-in-alabama
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California led the way with excise taxes on cigarettes and ordinances banning smoking at the workplace and in bars. The state also did a lot to encourage smokers to quit.
Alabama and other states in the South and Midwest weren't nearly as aggressive.
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