Big tobacco targets kids.
It's a fact
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In Massachusetts, the tobacco industry spends approximately $2.59 million per week to market its products.
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Research shows that kids who shop at stores with tobacco marketing two or more times a week are 64% more likely to start smoking than their peers who don’t.
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99% of smokers started before age 26, and 88% started by age 18.
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Young people are almost twice as likely as adults to recall tobacco advertising.
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In Massachusetts, the tobacco industry spends approximately $2.59 million per week to market its products.
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Research shows that kids who shop at stores with tobacco marketing two or more times a week are 64% more likely to start smoking than their peers who don’t.