In 12 states a region we call Tobacco Nation that spans Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and West Virginia both adults and young adults have 50% higher smoking prevalence and smoke many more cigarettes per capita annually than people living in other states
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Tobacco advertising is banned on television and radio and cigarette packs are required to carry health warnings but the warning on cigarettes packs are small and not very explicit
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