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Local Youth Participate in Boston Kick Butts Day Event
Mar 24, 2011
The Herald News
March 24, 2011
BOSTON — Youth from Teens Against Drug Abuse, a program of the BOLD Coalition in Fall River and Students Against Destructive Decisions, a program of Westport High School, participated in the 2011 Kick Butts Day event held at the Massachusetts State House Wednesday.
TADA and Student’s Against Destructive Decisions are part of The 84 Movement, which helps mobilize youth to take action to protect their communities from the influence of the tobacco industry. In addition to curbing youth tobacco use, this year’s Kick Butts Day activities focused on the tactics that the tobacco industry uses to target youth.
The event also celebrated the work being done across Massachusetts to limit youth access to tobacco products. During the event, youth highlighted the increasing number of cheap, youth-friendly “other tobacco products,” such as candy flavored dissolvable tobacco, that are found in their communities.
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The Herald News
March 24, 2011
BOSTON — Youth from Teens Against Drug Abuse, a program of the BOLD Coalition in Fall River and Students Against Destructive Decisions, a program of Westport High School, participated in the 2011 Kick Butts Day event held at the Massachusetts State House Wednesday.
TADA and Student’s Against Destructive Decisions are part of The 84 Movement, which helps mobilize youth to take action to protect their communities from the influence of the tobacco industry. In addition to curbing youth tobacco use, this year’s Kick Butts Day activities focused on the tactics that the tobacco industry uses to target youth.
The event also celebrated the work being done across Massachusetts to limit youth access to tobacco products. During the event, youth highlighted the increasing number of cheap, youth-friendly “other tobacco products,” such as candy flavored dissolvable tobacco, that are found in their communities.
Copyright 2011 The Herald News. Some rights reserved
http://www.heraldnews.com/newsnow/x65588042/Local-youth-participate-in-B...
