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Beyond the Ozarks

Arkansas Receives Poor Grades for Tobacco Use

KUAF | By Kyle Kellams

Published January 26, 2022 at 1:51 PM CST

The American Lung Association is giving Arkansas three failing grades, out of five possible grades, when it comes to reducing tobacco use.

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Kyle Kellams

Kyle Kellams is KUAF's news director and host of Ozarks at Large.

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