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Anti-smoking grants target WVa gay community
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Bluefield State College and Covenant House have each received $50,000 state grants for programs aimed at reducing smoking in the gay community.
The grants from the state Division of Tobacco Prevention will fund yearlong anti-smoking programs in central and southern West Virginia.
Tobacco Prevention Director Bruce Adkins says tobacco use is significantly higher in the gay community than among non-gays.
Covenant House Development Director Jeff Crist says tobacco is a bigger health threat for the gay community that HIV.
