Day at the Capitol 2019
Stay tuned for photos from this year’s event!

Point of Sale
The tobacco industry knows they can directly market to teens by
advertising and promoting their products in environments like convenience
stores where they have a captive audience.

Tobacco 21
According to the CDC, nearly 90% of smokers try
their first cigarette before age 18.
TRU
BY THE NUMBERS
%
24% of high school teens in PA use e-cigarettes. [1]
%
89% of cigarette smokers first tried smoking by age 18. [1]
244,000 kids in PA under age 18 will die prematurely if smoking rates don’t change. [2]
Teens joined TRU in the fight against tobacco in 2018-2019!
References:
[1] Census V2016 estimate; CDC YRBSS 2016; CDC 2014; CDC 2012[2] Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
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