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American Legacy Foundation® Supports World No Tobacco Day  

– In observance of World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) on May 31, public health advocates and organizations from around the world are focusing on the critical need for continued emphasis on eliminating tobacco advertising that targets youth. Data shows that 80 percent of all smokers started smoking before age 18 and 90 percent of all smokers begin before age 20, so keeping youth from starting to smoke is vital to decreasing smoking rates and saving lives. The American Legacy Foundation� joins our colleagues in tobacco control in voicing our strongest support for efforts to safeguard youth from tobacco ads that influence them so effectively in deciding to smoke their first cigarette that often leads to life-long tobacco addictions and premature death.

Now in its eighth year, the American Legacy Foundation's truth� campaign works to keep young people from smoking by empowering them with facts and information to make their own informed decisions about tobacco use.

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