West Virginia Kids 'Kick Butts' On April 5; Kids Urge State Leaders to Support Tobacco Prevention Initiatives

U.S. Newswire › March 30, 2006

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WASHINGTON, March 30 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Kids in West Virginia will take center stage in the fight against tobacco on April 5 as they join thousands of young people nationwide for the eleventh annual Kick Butts Day. More than 2,000 events are planned in all 50 states and the District of Columbia (for a list of local events see below).

Sponsored by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, Kick Butts Day is an annual celebration of youth leadership and activism in the fight against tobacco use. Kids are sending two powerful messages on Kick Butts Day: They want the tobacco companies to stop targeting them with marketing for cigarettes and other tobacco products, and they want elected leaders to do more to protect them from tobacco.

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West Virginia Kids 'Kick Butts' On April 5; Kids Urge State Leaders to Support Tobacco Prevention Initiatives

This year, Kick Butts Day is focusing attention on the number 1200 - the number of Americans who die every day from diseases caused by smoking and exposure to secondhand smoke (totaling about 438,000 deaths a year, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). Youth across America ...

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