| The Tobacco Reference Guide
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| by David Moyer, MD. |
| Chapter 16 Youth access to tobacco |
| tobacco reference guideg (artefact pour |
| In a study of 12-year-old seventh graders in Memphis, the students rated the |
| components of the teenage smoking prevention programs of the American Lung |
| Association and the Tobacco Institute. They perceived the Tobacco Institute program |
| "Tobacco: Helping Youth Say No" to be much less effective than the Lung Association |
| pamphlet. The Tobacco Institute booklet suggests: "Smoking is not a choice for |
| children because they do not have the maturity to make judgments that weigh all |
| considerations." In marked contrast to the ALA approach, the Tobacco Institute |
| program never mentions nicotine addiction, any health consequences of smoking, or |
| the benefits of quitting, saying only that "Young people are aware of the claims that |
| smoking presents risks to one's health." |
| Tobacco Control, Spring 1996, pp. 19-25 |
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| "By pretending to care about our nation's youth, their future customers, Philip Morris |
| has once more demonstrated its ability to say one thing while doing another." |
| Rep. James Hansen (R-Utah), June 30, 1995 |
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| The Philip Morris 1998 proxy statement regarding its "Action Against Access" |
| program allegedly designed to keep underage smokers from purchasing cigarettes |
| states: "We have initiated 60 programs against youth smoking in 36 countries and are |
| increasing the momentum. We launched 18 new programs this year." |
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