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GOENS: No ifs, ands or butts about the dangers  

Two questions came to mind during the drive back to the office: Where did the two guys get the cigarettes since neither was old enough to purchase them, and with all that knowledge available, why would teens light the first cigarette? Is it the need to seem cool or are they giving in to peer pressure?

Whatever the reason, it seems a larger percentage of area students smoke today than in the past.

Thousands of Alabama kids are expected to participate in the nationwide Kick Butts Day on Wednesday. It's a program designed to fight tobacco use among teens.

Hopefully, some will hear the message and actually give in to positive peer pressure for a change.

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