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Wayne Tormala is the Bureau Chief for Tobacco and Chronic Disease at the Arizona Department of Health Services and the Men’s Health Coordinator for the Arizona Department of Health Services; however, comments made by Tormala are his own and are not necessarily the views of or endorsed by KTAR or the Arizona Department of Health Services. Some information for the website has been provided by the Arizona Department of Health Services. For additional health-related information, visit www.azdhs.gov.

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