This year, many legislative bills address the topic of teen smoking and how it can be reduced. Today, a bill that would establish a Teen Tobacco Prevention Project was heard before the Education committee. The bill has the support of 38 senators. But what's surprising, is that anti-smoking groups are opposing the bill.
Smoking is a difficult problem to solve.
Many teens start because of peer pressure, then often times it can be difficult to quit because addiction sets in. That's why a number of legislative bills addressing the problem have been introduced in the past few years. Senator Ardyce Bohlke is trying to make a difference with LB 1436. The bill would establish the Teen Tobacco Education and Prevention Project. Under the bill, teenagers would be able to combat advertisements like these with their own.