Public health strategies used against cigarettes could help reduce appeal of firearms, paper argues

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Public health strategies that helped reduce cigarette smoking in the United States could provide a model for reducing the appeal and use of firearms, particularly handguns, according to a new paper from the Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) of th…

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  • Reported by Phys.org and published Wed, 07 Oct 2026 18:00:17 UTC.

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