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John Baldacci: “Maine unfortunately leads the Nation in the category of teenage smoking and the increases in teenage smoking. Over 3,000…”

On the recordApril 22, 1998
Maine unfortunately leads the Nation in the category of teenage smoking and the increases in teenage smoking. Over 3,000 children every day are getting hooked on cigarettes and a thousand of them are dying because of it. ... But since it is the tobacco companies and the tobacco contributions and the tobacco influence, it seems that we are at a standstill from addressing the real problems that are confronting the young people of today. ... When we talk about teen violence and crime, it is cigarettes that are the gateway drug. We have got to address this issue. I ask the leadership to address this issue and to have good, strong tobacco legislation to stop young people from smoking.
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John Baldacci
Democratic · Maine
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Addressing the issue of teenage smoking and its connection to crime and drug use.

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