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Campaign targets smoking around children 

CancerCare Manitoba launched its "The Butt Stops Here" window sticker campaign Thursday morning in conjunction with two studies showing kids are less likely to experiment with smoking if they're not exposed to smoke in the home or car, even if their parents smoke.

And all of this pointed to the ban and $200 fine as of July 15 for smoking in a vehicle in which children under 16 are riding.

Two new University of Manitoba and CancerCare Manitoba studies show kids are less likely to try smoking the less they're exposed to smoking, even if one or more other family members smoke.

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