THE ASTORIAN • SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 2019 LET THE PEOPLE DECIDE TELL OUR LEGISLATORS: VOTE YES ON HB 2270 Smoking is the number one cause of preventable death in Oregon. Raising the price of tobacco and nicotine products will: Protect kids from a lifetime addiction to a deadly product. Help adult Oregonians quit smoking. Fund cessation and prevention programs that will reduce long-term cost directly related to smoking. Lower the $1.5 billion spent every year in health care costs directly caused by tobacco. To learn more about the epidemic threatening our kids, and how you can be a part of the tobacco endgame, visit yourethecure.org. A9