Three Strikes: KC Public Housing Smoking Ban Puts Onus On Tenants

Pack of cigarettes on street with houses in background

Despite the well-known risks, rates of smoking have remained stubbornly high in Missouri – about 25 percent of adults, compared with 18 percent nationally. In Kansas City public housing, the problem is even worse, with smokers comprising 40 percent of all tenants. That high rate is especially disturbing to health advocates because of the high…

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