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Jump to full article: WCAX-TV Ch. 3 (Burlington, VT), 2008-01-24
Author: Kristin Carlson - WCAX News
Intro: Kids against tobacco took their message to the statehouse Wednesday.
More than 330 students marched through Montpelier. They are all members of Vermont Kids Against Tobacco, or VKAT.
Even though smoking rates for kids has been cut in half in the past decade, a recent survey found 7% of 8th graders had smoked one or more cigarettes during the past 30 days. To stop people from smoking, students told lawmakers they've organized awareness days, and they also shared why they're in the group.
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