Thursday, January 21, 2010

Tobacco companies target kids, Utah health officials say

"They're already hooked," Neville says of longtime smokers. Instead, tobacco companies are targeting "the kid with the grape Slurpie that comes to the counter," wondering if the sweetened nicotine will complement his drink, Neville says. Or whether the chocolate-mint flavored chew — packaged to look like chewing gum — will boost his reputation with peers.

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/print/705359581/Tobacco-companies-target-kids-Utah-health-officials-say.html

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