NCCCPS


June 2, 2004

 

 

MEDIA ADVISORY                                                               

 

TO:                  News Directors, Editors

 

FROM:            Patty McQuillan

                  Public Information Officer

 

RE:                  Reducing Tobacco Sales to Minors

                  Regional Forum - Raleigh

 

A regional forum on reducing tobacco sales to minors will be held Thursday, June 3 at N.C. State University Faculty Club, 4200 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

 

The forum brings together law enforcement agencies, substance abuse and public health professionals and retailers to help local efforts in reducing youth access to and use of tobacco products.  The main topic will be working with retailers and law enforcement.

The Alcohol Law Enforcement Division and the N.C. Health and Wellness Trust Fund Commission are co-sponsoring the forum.  The trust fund was created by the General Assembly in 2000 to allocate a portion of North Carolina's share of the national tobacco settlement.  The commission has invested $55 million to support preventive health initiatives and $78 million to fund a prescription drug assistance program.

The next forums will be held in Winston-Salem on June 8, Charlotte on June 15, Asheville on June 22 and Greenville on June 29.

 

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Editors’ note:  For more information, contact John Simmons, 919-733-4060.