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G.L. students get serious about dangers of smoking  

Jump to full article: Lansing (MI) State Journal, 2009-10-31
Author: Kathryn Prater

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the Grand Ledge students want to emphasize the realities of smoking.

"Smoking is really bad, and it will kill you eventually," said Trevor Spitzley, 13. "I hope that kids who learn the dangers of smoking will tell their parents, and then their parents will tell their friends, and hopefully it'll start a chain reaction to inspire people to stop smoking and quit chewing tobacco."

Trevor on Friday wore a T-shirt he designed with a no smoking sign and the words, "Each day 3,000 kids smoke their first cigarette."

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