Building healthy, drug free communities, one person at a time to keep kids
off tobacco, alcohol, drugs and other harmful substances through
educating and partnering with families and communities.

What's New?

  • A new study finds that a marketing campaign for Camel No. 9 cigarettes has had a major impact on the brand preference expressed by girls ages 12-16. Twice as many girls (22%) cited the Camel ads as their favorite after the female-focused ads ran in publications like Vogue, Cosmopolitan and Glamour. [Join Together]
  • One-third of adult smokers began smoking regularly at age 15 or younger, compared to around one-fourth who started smoking at age 16 to 20 and 17% who began smoking at age 21 or older, which suggests that youth smoking prevention efforts must continue. [Cesar Fax]
  • For every 10% increase in the price of cigarettes, youth smoking declines by approximately 6.5%. [Cesar Fax]
  • Marlboro Snus, a version of smokeless tobacco developed by Philip Morris USA parent Altria Group, Inc., will soon be sold nationally. Some youth and adults see snuff as an alternative to inhaling cigarette smoke but it is just as dangerous. It causes addiction and check, gum, and mouth cancer. [Join Together]
  • Every day nearly 4,000 kids under 18 try their first cigarette and 1,000 kids under 18 become daily smokers an will die a premature death. [Join Together]
  • Camel Orbs is a new dissolvable smokeless tobacco pellet used as a nicotine withdrawal device. According to a new survey, their bright packaging may make underage youth think they are candy or gum, thereby making them more likely to try the product and become addicted to nicotine. [Join Together]

talk

COMMON DRUGS OF ABUSE CHART

common drugs chart