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Nicotine's Graveyard
Imagine life being half over by age 17
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Bryan Lee Curtis - age 34
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Noni Glykos - age 33
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Sean Marsee - age 19
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The smoker's self mutilation
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The Smoker's Memorial
Nicotine extremely addictive
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Nicotine Addiction 101
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Youth nicotine dependency test
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Smoking initiation survey
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Kids Just Don't Get It
False Advertising
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Marlboro's Bucking Bronco
Enslavement & Slaughter Continues
90% hooked while children or teens
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Brandon's missing legs - age 23
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Gruen's missing jaw - age 17
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Kim's missing lung - age 44
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Movies and clips
Instruments of enslavement & slaughter
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Carcinogens, chemicals and additives
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Local stores - nicotine addiction central
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Politicians loyal to tobacco interests
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Point of sale store advertising
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Magazine advertising aimed at youth
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"Trust Us" corporate image campaigns
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Targeting young Hispanic females
Responsible Nicotine Marketing
The youth assault ends
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No youth allowed in tobacco stores
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No tobacco marketing inside schools
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No tobacco ads in youth magazines
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No smoking in G and PG rated movies
Tools for change
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School prevention & quitting programs
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Peer to peer dependency honesty
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Teach youth tobacco industry tactics
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Identify irresponsible store marketing
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WhyQuit's store grading scale
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Identify politicians on tobacco's team
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Contact state and local officials
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Kick tobacco companies out of schools
Youth Smoking Prevention News
11/28/06 - School smoking & nicotine dependency: students helping students
08/01/06 - Signs of nicotine addiction can begin with first puffs
07/30/06 - Imagine being 17, a smoker and your life being half over
03/18/06 - Convenience Stores - Nicotine Addiction Central
WhyQuit challenges neighborhood stores to end youth marketing, and
students to organize and fight back if the practice continues
12/05/05 - Philip Morris revises "Raising kids who don't smoke"
12/18/05 - Survey finds 30% decline in College of Charleston daily student smoker rate"
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