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MUSC Preparing to Go Tobacco-Free

By Hospital Systems on 2/2/2012 10:00 AM

The Medical University of South Carolina will become 100% tobacco-free on March 1, 2012.  Guest blogger Susan Johnston describes the process leading up to this monumental cultural change at MUSC.

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