How easy is it for your child to buy cigarettes? Most Bullitt County 12th graders (86%) said they could easily get cigarettes (KIP, 2010). Over half of them have smoked a cigarette in their lifetime (55%) and almost one-third report smoking in the past 30 days (KIP, 2010). Most Bullitt County teens (82%) also say tobacco is a problem in their school (KIP, 2010). These staggering numbers are not because the youth are not educated about tobacco, because most Bullitt County 12th graders (93%) believe smoking cigarettes is risky to their health (KIP, 2010). So why is there a cigarette use problem among our youth? … click the link above for more!
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