y JACLYN FRANKS, MPH
HHS Extension Educator, Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service, Kosciusko County
We all know that smoking is unhealthy, addictive, and can alter the balance of chemicals in our brains. Despite the dangers of smoking to our health, 22% of residents in Kosciusko County are smokers according to County Health Rankings

By DANIEL GRAY Director, Kosciusko County Tobacco Free Coalition KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — Diabetes is one of the leading causes of death in Indiana, and the 2014 Surgeon General Report on Smoking found that cigarette smoking is a cause of type 2 diabetes, also known as adult-onset diabetes. Smoking increases the risk for diabetes by up …read more.