Jump to full article: Wakulla News (Crawfordville, FL), 2009-09-23
Intro: Did you know that the tobacco companies are continuing to fool our children into getting hooked on tobacco at an early age? All of the tobacco companies are making tobacco products with cool and tasty favors and with vibrant colors to draw our children attention. Here is a list of a few of the products on the shelves:
* RJ Reynolds, who formerly used cartoon character Joe Camel to market their products, has a new line of flavored Camel cigarettes with names like Twista' Lime, and seasonal flavored cigarettes like Bayou Blast Mardi Gras Berry Blend.
* Kool cigarettes now come in a special version called Smooth Fusion. . . .
Are we going to stand back and let these tobacco companies hurt our children and youth?
The next time you are in a store look around and see all the favors of tobacco. This year the Wakulla County Health Department - Tobacco Prevention program/ SWAT (Students Working Against Tobacco) will be working toward getting these products removed or placed behind the counters at the local stores
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