Jump to full article: Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) (au), 2009-11-05
Intro: A novel anti-smoking program aimed at primary school students has lost Tasmanian Government funding under the QUIT program.
Surgeon Stephen Wilkinson has been running the 'Docs for a Day' program for 15 years, giving thousands of students a dose of reality about the effects of smoking.
"We've had very clear evidence that people have changed their behaviour as a result," he said.
But the Government is not convinced and has withdrawn support.
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