Day at the Capitol 2019
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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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