Settlement Results in Funds to Combat Smoking

Posted on May 2, 2019
Author Anita Goodan, WKVI

Tobacco cessation efforts got a boost this week after Indiana received more than $136 million from tobacco product manufacturers under the Master Settlement Agreement.

Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill says the Master Settlement Agreement remains the largest civil settlement in U.S. History.  The agreement prohibits and restricts tobacco advertising, marketing and promotional programs.  Lawsuits against four of the largest tobacco manufacturers recover billions of dollars in state health care costs due to smoking-related illnesses, according to the Attorney General’s Office.

Hill said Indiana remains above the national average in percentage of smokers.

For information on how you can quit smoking, call Indiana’s Tobacco Quit line at 1-800-QuitNow.