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The Tobacco Reference Guide |
| by David Moyer, MD. |
| | Chapter 16 Youth access to tobacco |
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| | In a study of 12-year-old seventh graders in Memphis, the students rated the |
| | components of the teenage smoking prevention programs of the American Lung |
| | Association and the Tobacco Institute. They perceived the Tobacco Institute program |
| | "Tobacco: Helping Youth Say No" to be much less effective than the Lung Association |
| | pamphlet. The Tobacco Institute booklet suggests: "Smoking is not a choice for |
| | children because they do not have the maturity to make judgments that weigh all |
| | considerations." In marked contrast to the ALA approach, the Tobacco Institute |
| | program never mentions nicotine addiction, any health consequences of smoking, or |
| | the benefits of quitting, saying only that "Young people are aware of the claims that |
| | smoking presents risks to one's health." |
| | Tobacco Control, Spring 1996, pp. 19-25 |
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| | "By pretending to care about our nation's youth, their future customers, Philip Morris |
| | has once more demonstrated its ability to say one thing while doing another." |
| | Rep. James Hansen (R-Utah), June 30, 1995 |
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| | The Philip Morris 1998 proxy statement regarding its "Action Against Access" |
| | program allegedly designed to keep underage smokers from purchasing cigarettes |
| | states: "We have initiated 60 programs against youth smoking in 36 countries and are |
| | increasing the momentum. We launched 18 new programs this year." |
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