"Smoking kills, on average, 1,200 Americans. Every day.” This is one of 17 new signs, known as “corrective statements,” that are being posted next to cigarette displays in tobacco retailers throughout Otsego County, a result of a December 2022 federal court order.…
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News from the Noteworthy by Tobacco-Free Communities: Delaware, Otsego & Schoharie Ordinances Can Improve Tobacco Retail Environment Just a few weeks ago, Tobacco Free Communities: Delaware, Otsego & Schoharie did a survey of tobacco retailers in the City of Oneonta. The survey results provide a microcosm of the tobacco industry’s marketing in the retail environment nationwide, which in turn challenges us to consider their impact on residents’ health. As we have previously written, the tobacco industry spends about 97 percent…