Bivariate models were also run and are shown in Extended Data Fig
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Althaus CL, Turner KME, Schmid BV, Heijne JCM, Kretzschmar M, Low N
The Adolescent Smoking Cessation: Escaping Nicotine and Tobacco Program (ASCENT) program is listed in SAMHSAs National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices as having effective outcomes for tobacco use
By comparison, less than 2,000 die from car accidents, around 36,000 from strokes (many linked to smoking) and 40,000 from heart disease (again, many of which are smoking related)
In light of the three-year drought that has crippled the region, the fact that prodigious volumes of clean water are being used to dredge up California tar seems akin to digging ditches with antique silverware