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Jump to full article: Montana Standard, 2008-02-14
Author: The Standard Staff - 02/14/2008
Intro: The Montana Tobacco Use Prevention Program kicks off "Through with Chew Week" Feb. 17-23, an annual observance of activities designed to prevent and reduce spit tobacco addiction.
As a special incentive, the program will offer through the free Montana Tobacco Quit Line six weeks of free nicotine replacement therapy, including lozenges, the patch and gum.
The state's spit tobacco use rate is one of the nation's highest, largely because 12 percent of Montana men use spit tobacco, statistics show.
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