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Teen Smoking - Online Term Paper

Teen Smoking

Stopping teens from smoking is a big challenge many communities face
today. Many communities can only watch without action while local businesses
continue to sell tobacco products to minors, even under risk of penalty of law.
Recent studies show that a large percentage of teens today are getting
their cigarettes from stores, mostly gas stations or convenience store. As
teens continue to be able to buy their own cigarettes, more and more communities
begin to impose stronger punishments on merchants who sell to the teens.
One community has experienced success in their attempts to stop the sale
of tobacco products to minors. Woodridge, Illinois, started a program seven
years ago which ...

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and more merchants see the trouble they face if caught
selling to minors, they will stop selling.
True, tightening down on stores that sell tobacco to minors isnšt going
to completely stop the problem of teen tobacco use. Teens continue to get them
from other sources. But it definitely does hamper their efforts. With more
education in schools, and perhaps stronger punishments for teens caught with
tobacco, more and more teens will see the problems with the tobacco usage, and
will stop the ...

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Added: 10/16/2006 02:26:48 PM
Category: Health & Medicine
Type: Premium Paper
Words: 276
Pages: 2

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