April 11, 2007
More smokes sold in Mass
By Matthew L. Brown
Two anti-smoking groups said per capita cigarette sales in Massachusetts increased by more than 3 percent between 2005 and 2006.
The Tobacco Free Mass Coalition and the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids released the report in a bid to convince the Commonwealth to dramatically increase funding for the Massachusetts tobacco control program.
While cigarette sales inched up in Massachusetts, they declined by more than 3 percent nationally, the report said.
The report also said the number of Massachusetts high school students who smoke has remained about the same since 2003.
The Tobacco Free Mass Coalition and the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids released the report in a bid to convince the Commonwealth to dramatically increase funding for the Massachusetts tobacco control program.
While cigarette sales inched up in Massachusetts, they declined by more than 3 percent nationally, the report said.
The report also said the number of Massachusetts high school students who smoke has remained about the same since 2003.
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