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Oregon Nurses Take On Big Tobacco

Tomasz Sienicki, CC BY-SA 3.0, wikimedia

People continue to smoke and use tobacco in Oregon, despite programs in place to discourage smoking. 

The Oregon Nurses Association says there's a reason: the tobacco industry spending heavily to influence laws and policies in the state. 

ONA points to Oregon's low cigarette tax as one example.  Nurse Susan Pinnock joins us to flesh out details of the report on "Big Tobacco" influence. 
 

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Geoffrey Riley is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and has hosted the Jefferson Exchange on JPR since 2009. He's been a broadcaster in the Rogue Valley for more than 35 years, working in both television and radio.