Georgia received four F’s and one C grade for its anti-tobacco work in the annual “State of Tobacco Control’’ report, released Wednesday by the American Lung Association.
The grades mirror those the group has given to the state for years.
The F’s came in categories that included funding for state tobacco prevention programs. Also flunking in the report were Georgia’s coverage and access to services to quit tobacco; not having 21 as a minimum age for sale of tobacco products; and the state’s level of taxation on tobacco products.
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