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Significant progress has been made in reducing the harm of tobacco in Minnesota
Jump to full article: PR Newswire, 2008-05-07
Author: SOURCE ClearWay Minnesota
Intro: Tomorrow marks the 10-year
anniversary of Minnesota's historic settlement with the tobacco industry.
The settlement and the trial leading up to it made national headlines for
exposing millions of tobacco industry documents and for creating ClearWay
Minnesota, an independent nonprofit organization dedicated exclusively to
eliminating the harm tobacco causes Minnesotans.
Funded with 3 percent of the settlement, ClearWay Minnesota has
achieved significant milestones during the past decade, including
comprehensive cessation services for all Minnesotans, a strong statewide
smoke-free law and a nationally respected research program. ClearWay
Minnesota remains the only organization of its kind in the country.
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