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Study Finds Connection Between Proximity To Tobacco Retailer, Chances Of Quitting Smoking

Study Finds Connection Between Proximity To Tobacco Retailer, Chances Of Quitting Smoking

A Finnish study published online in JAMA Internal Medicine found that “found that every 500-meter (about one third of a mile) increase in distance to the nearest tobacco shop increased an individual’s odds of quitting by 20 percent to 60 percent.”

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