Each year, 36.1 million packs of cigarettes are bought or smoked by PA kids under 18
(Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids, 2003)

580,684 kids have become regular smokers in 2005. 185,819 will die prematurely from their addiction.
( www.tobaccofreekids.org)

Kids are three times more sensitive to tobacco advertising than adults and are more likely to be influenced to smoke by cigarette marketing than by peer pressure (Centers for Disease Control)

In Pa, 54 people die each day due to tobacco-related illnesses
(National Institute of Health)

73% of teen daily smokers who think they won’t be smoking in 5 years are still smoking 5-6 years later
( www.no-smoke.org)

Over 50% of smokers want to stop smoking
(Centers for Disease Control)

4.5 million kids under the age of 18 are current smokers ( www.tobaccofreekids.org)

More than 50% of all smokers begin smoking before the age of 14 and 90% begin by the age of 19. The average age of first use is 13-14 years of age
( www.no-smoke.org)

Each day in the United States, approximately 4,000 youths aged 12-17 try their first cigarette (Centers for Disease Control)