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Ohio Cuts Budget for Smoking Cessation Hotline

The Ohio budget cuts funding for comprehensive tobacco cessation programs in Ohio, including Ohio’s participation in the national Quit Line. What does this mean for Ohio when the smoking rate is actually increasing compared to most of the nation, where the rate is declining?

Guests:

  • Shelly Kiser (Director of Advocacy, American Lung Association
  • Dr. Rob Crane (M.D.,  OSU Family Medicine Professor)
  • Jeff Willet (Director, Tobacco Control Program, NY State Health Department)