The Youth and Tobacco Forum (Launched July 2007)
The Youth and Tobacco Forum will allow those involved in youth specific research and policy development, enforcement, youth and community work, health education, smoking cessation and paediatric medicine to network and exchange information. Additionally, young people themselves will have a voice at this forum.
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Fact
"Not only are tobacco farmers at risk from the pesticides used to grow their crop, they are also prone to ´green tobacco sickness´ which is caused as a result of absorbing nicotine through their skin by direct contact with wet tobacco leaves. Nausea, general weakness, dizziness, abdominal cramps, and fluctuations in blood pressure and heart rates are all common symptoms of ´green tobacco sickness´."
Roy Castle ATYC
Statistic Snippet UK
Stopping smoking before age 35 can reduce a smoker's health risks to the same as those of a life-long non-smoker