Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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6.12.26 – A new study released by the state Health Department shows that fewer New Mexicans — adults and children — are smoking. Anthony Garcia, director of the department's Nicotine Use Prevention and Control Office, joins Host Nash Jones to break down the numbers.

Host:
Nash Jones

Guest:
Anthony Garcia, Director, Nicotine Use Prevention and Control Office, New Mexico Department of Health

For More Information:
taosnews.com/news/health/smoking-declines-vaping-increases-in-new-mexico/article_78942635-5f27-50d1-8bcb-4848b490b74a.html
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