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Illegal Tobacco Sales To Minors Declines  

Survey Show Illegal Sales Down 11% From Last Year
Jump to full article: KITV Ch. 4 (Honolulu, HI), 2009-10-05

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This year's survey showed illegal sales to minors were down from 11 percent last year to only 6 percent this year.

Hawai'i is below the national average of 9.9 percent.

Cigarette smoking is the number one preventable cause of death in the United States, and 80 percent who smoke, began before the age of 18.

"The tobacco manufactures keep trying to get our children hooked," said Dr. Chiyome Fukino.

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