Teen Smoking
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Stopping teens from smoking is a big challenge many communities face
today. Many communities can only watch without action while local businesses
continue to sell tobacco products to minors, even under risk of penalty of law.
Recent studies show that a large percentage of teens today are getting
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Middle of paper
.... are moving to stop teen tobacco use.
A recent national study showed that 36.5% of females, and 40.8% of males
buy their cigarettes from stores, whether it be a gas station or a supermarket.
Hopefully, as more and more merchants see the trouble they face if caught
selling to minors, they will stop selling.
True, tightening down on stores that sell tobacco to minors isn¹t going
to completely stop the problem of teen tobacco use. Teens continue to get them
from other sources. But it de ....
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