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From Funding News: Rising sales of tobacco products to underage users could lead to the loss of federal addiction block-grant funds in Massachusetts, local officials warn. "We'd like to stay on top of (tobacco sales to minors), but with the funding it's difficult," said Dedham, Mass., health director Catherine Cardinale. "It's time to restore the trust, reinvest in tobacco prevention and cessation and protect our kids," Diane Pickles, executive director of Framingham-based Tobacco Free Mass Coalition, told state legislators this week.
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