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While some studies have not found a similar effect in Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)-seropositive patients regarding ALT levels, other research indicates an increased risk of cirrhosis in HBV carriers who smoke 20 or more cigarettes per day, an effect that is particularly pronounced when combined with habitual alcohol consumption [85, 86]

By March 1994, after the program had been running for four years in the schools, the evaluation conducted for the California Department of Education (CDE) by Southwest Regional Laboratory reported that 41 percent of youth in grades 7 through 12 reported at least one tobacco lesson and activity event.42 This finding also meant, of course, that 59 percent did not, despite the fact that the schools had received a total of $147 million in Proposition 99 funds in the 1993-1994 fiscal year.43 Through the spring of 1994 all schools were getting entitlement money based on average daily attendance

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