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January 2024 Spotlight; Ana Jafarinia, Project Manager and Research Assistant for ASPiRE Center and UNC Tobacco Treatment Program, "Tobacco control requires a two-pronged approach: preventing tobacco use initiation AND helping those who currently use tobacco quit or reduce their smoking behavior. These are both really challenging issues."“Tobacco control requires a two-pronged approach: preventing tobacco use initiation AND helping those who currently use tobacco quit or reduce their smoking behavior. These are both really challenging issues.”