Public Health and Environment Division
Broomfield Tobacco Education and Prevention: Youth Prevention
Youth Statistics:
90 % of adult smokers started the habit as children and teens
Big tobacco spends more than $4 million a week in Colorado advertising a product that kills when used as directed
Big tobacco places its deadly products in 80% of retail outlets
Statistics taken directly from www.getrealcolorado.com.
For more information, please visit www.getrealcolorado.com or www.ownyourc.com.
WANT TO QUIT??
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Tobacco Prevention Programs for Youth
Prevention in Schools
Tobacco Prevention grants may be available from the Rocky Mountain Center for Health Promotion and Education for schools. For additional information on RMC Health's K-12 Tobacco Prevention Initiative, please visit their website at http://www.rmc.org/K12/k12tobacco.html.
Get R!eal Coaltion
Get R!eal (Resist! Expose Advertising Lies) is a Colorado Youth Movement aimed at exposing the advertising lies of the tobacco industry. Visit www.getrealcolorado.com for information on youth advocacy.