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Teenage Smoking
Teenage smoking continues to rise. Will a tough new bill in Congress bring the numbers down? The tobacco industry threatens to reject previous marketing concessions if the bill passes. Do marketing campaigns cause teen smoking? Can marketing campaigns discourage smoking? What do teens think about all this attention?
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readDick Daynard: Law Professor at Northeastern University and Chairman of the Tobacco Products Liability Project. Scott Williams: Tobacco industry spokesperson. Kathryn Kahler-Vosc: Communication Director for Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids. Dr. Jim Stratton: Deputy director, Prevention Services for the California Department of Health Services Jacob Sullum: Senior Editor at Reason Magazine, he wrote the book "For Your Own Good: The Anti-Smoking Crusade and the Tyranny of Public Health." Libby Higgins: Honor student at Burbank High School, nonsmoker. Remy Ramirez: Straight-A student at Burbank High School, Senior President, and former smoker. Virginia Ellis: Los Angeles Times reporter. Sara Catania: Staff writer LA Weekly.
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