No doubt he has heard too many harrowing tales during his stay in Argentina and been enlightened regarding his home countrys support of terrorism abroad

The hue and cry in tobacco-growing states over Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare Joseph Califano, Jr.s vocal campaign against smoking led President Carter to visit North Carolina to offer reassurances to tobacco farmers that research would help make smoking in the future even more safe than it has been in the past. In a response to a reporters question at a press conference while visiting North Carolina, Carter tried to have it both ways:) So, I would say theres a well-balanced campaign to protect the health of our Nation, which is Joe Califanos responsibility, on the one hand, and to preserve the health and stability of the tobacco industry, which is under Bob Berglund, Secretary of Agriculture, and myself. (See also the Center for the Study of Tobacco and Societys exhibition, Jimmy Carter: Pro-Tobacco President, Anti-Smoking Ex-President) President to Visit Tobacco Country To Attempt to Bolster Candidates By Wayne King The New York Times August 5, 1978 Tobacco will bring in close to a billion dollars to farmers alone this year, and processing into cigarettes will add that much again and more

Also, growing awareness of the impact of secondhand smoke is prompting non-smokers to think about switching to e-cigarettes as a healthier alternative
Encouraging governors and provincial committees to formally declare tobacco control as a local priority can help unify stakeholder efforts: Provincial Tobacco Products Control Committees, chaired by governors, are still new