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WhyQuit on Youth - Youth smoking prevention
 
Yesterday's lack of youth smoking preventionToday's youth smoking prevention battleTomorrow's youth smoking prevention tools
Nicotine's Graveyard
Imagine life being half over by age 17
·Bryan Lee Curtis - age 34
·Noni Glykos - age 33
·Sean Marsee - age 19
·The smoker's self mutilation
·The Smoker's Memorial
Nicotine extremely addictive
·Nicotine Addiction 101
·Youth nicotine dependency test
·Smoking initiation survey
·Kids Just Don't Get It
False Advertising
·Marlboro's Bucking Bronco
 
 
Enslavement & Slaughter Continues
90% hooked while children or teens
·Brandon's missing legs - age 23
·Gruen's missing jaw - age 17
·Kim's missing lung - age 44
·Movies and clips
Instruments of enslavement & slaughter
·Carcinogens, chemicals and additives
·Local stores - nicotine addiction central
·"Do nothing" city & county councils
·Politicians loyal to tobacco interests
·Point of sale store advertising
·Magazine advertising aimed at youth
·"Trust Us" corporate image campaigns
·Targeting young Hispanic females
Responsible Nicotine Marketing
The youth assault ends
· No youth allowed in tobacco stores
·No tobacco marketing inside schools
·No tobacco ads in youth magazines
· No smoking in G and PG rated movies
Tools for change
·School prevention & quitting programs
·Peer to peer dependency honesty
·Teach youth tobacco industry tactics
· Identify irresponsible store marketing
· WhyQuit's store grading scale
·Identify politicians on tobacco's team
· Contact state and local officials
·Kick tobacco companies out of schools
 

Youth Smoking Prevention News

The American Lung Assocation's Not-On-Tobacco (N-O-T) school student stop smoking program is NOT effective.


09/29/09 - City and county council inaction hand youth to nicotine industry


09/07/09 - ALA's Not-On-Tobacco school student quit smoking program NOT effective


06/29/09 - President Obama needs your help to quit


06/24/09 - President Obama smoking assertions fail fact checks


11/23/08 - Obama can't quit smoking for Kinsley or America's youth





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