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State underspends on tabacco (sic) prevention  

Ten years after the November 1998 state tobacco settlement, the state ranks 11th in the nation in funding programs to protect young people from tobacco, according to a national report released by a coalition of public health organizations.

New Mexico currently spends $10.5 million a year on tobacco prevention programs, which is 44.9 percent of the $23.4 million recommended by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Other key findings for New Mexico include:

• The tobacco companies spend $48 million a year on marketing in New Mexico. This is almost five times what the state spends on tobacco prevention.

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