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Youth engagement is helping put a stop to smoking, says Sheila Duffy
Jump to full article: The Scotsman (uk), 2009-10-08
Author: Sheila Duffy is chief executive of ASH Scotland
Intro: THE increased involvement of young people in educating their peers about the harm caused by smoking will be a focus at ASH Scotland's AGM in Edinburgh today.
The tobacco industry has always needed to attract young people to replace the 49,000 smokers in Scotland who quit or die every year. Annually, they are replaced by 15,000 young people who take up the habit. . . .
In June this year, Scotland's first ever pro-choice smoking information group led by and for young people was launched. W-WEST – Why Waste Everything Smoking Tobacco – is a great resource for young people and those who work with them and its website provides advice and information for all in Scotland.
Teenage smoking has often been seen as cool or a rite of passage, but legislation, information campaigns, and youth projects have led to a cultural shift so that we now are not only seeing fewer teenage smokers, but also more engagement in prevention. This is something we should all welcome and encourage.
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