Living front page What you should know Male high-school dropouts smoke more. 71 percent of high-school students have tried cigarettes. 33 percent of high school students smoke. White high-school students are more likely to smoke. People who quit smoking live longer.
Nicotine causes addiction.
To learn more call the American Cancer Society at 896-7024. Rogers said the Smokeout serves a dual purpose because it puts the spotlight on the dangers of tobacco and educates the public about the deadly effects of smoking. The message is getting out there, because we are beginning the reach the hard-core smoker. On the Coast, some businesses, hospitals, and government agencies, will hand out educational literature about tobacco and smoking, hold essay contests and other activities during the smokeout. More people die every year from smoking-related diseases than from AIDS, alcohol, car accidents, fires, drugs, murders and suicides combined . . .