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• PUPILS AGE 12 GET NICOTINE PATCHES 

Jump to full article: Sunday Mirror (uk), 2008-08-03
Author: David Collins And Suzanne Chesterton

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Kids as young as 12 are getting nicotine patches through school in a bid to stop them smoking.

Schools are signing up to a Government campaign to tackle worrying levels of addiction in youngsters.

But trying to stop pupils wrecking their health is proving controversial.

Some parents are angry at what they see as teachers interfering in their role - and at children being treated with an addictive drug.

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