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This year alone, the states will get nearly $26 billion. so that money is supposed to go to ending smoking, funding tobacco prevention programs, but it doesn't. of the $26 billion this year, about 1.8% is actually going to go towards prevention. the states use the rest for, well, a whole lot of other stuff. they obviously need the cash desperately. new york city will receive $625 million this year and has set aside $7.9 million for prevention programs in its 2013 budget, even less than the national average. the truth is states and cities in america say they want smoking to end, but they rely o...

Unfortunately. >> and there is a study out that ties the recession we came out of and the economics of today to obesity from a bipartisan policy center that says we have to do something. the soda stuff is great, but we have to do something. >> there is are real stressors and when you realize you may not make a house payment, your body goes into stress mode and leases chemicals that tells to you search for normal foods. what do you eat? fat and carbs. one of the most depressing moments. a four-way stop. one of the streets where everything is four lanes wide, no sidewalks, and sitting at a red l...