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Jump to full article: New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS), 2007-07-24
Intro: State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) Commissioner Karen M. Carpenter-Palumbo today announced that New York will be the first state in the nation to require tobacco-free environments at all prevention and treatment programs which are funded or certified by OASAS.
The initiative, announced on the anniversary of the Clean Indoor Air Act, is targeting tobacco-related disease, which kills more people each year than all other addictive substances combined.
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