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Montana Kids to 'Kick Butts' on March 21


WASHINGTON, March 16, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Kids in Montana will unite against tobacco use on March 21 as they join thousands of young people nationwide to mark Kick Butts Day. More than 1,000 events are planned across the United States for this annual day of youth activism, sponsored by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. (See below for a list of local events.)

Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids logo. (PRNewsFoto/Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids)

On Kick Butts Day, kids encourage their peers to be tobacco-free, reject tobacco companies' devious marketing and urge elected officials to help make the next generation tobacco-free.

This year, Kick Butts Day is focusing attention on the progress the U.S. has made in reducing youth smoking and the actions needed to create the first tobacco-free generation. Since 2000, the national smoking rate among high school students has fallen by 71 percent (from 28 percent in 2000 to 8 percent in 2016). However, the fight against tobacco is far from over:

In Montana, tobacco use claims 1,600 lives and costs $440 million in health care bills each year. Currently, 13.1 percent of Montana's high school students smoke.

On Kick Butts Day, kids and health advocates are calling on elected officials to implement proven strategies that make up a "roadmap to a tobacco-free generation." These strategies include tobacco tax increases, comprehensive smoke-free laws, raising the tobacco sale age to 21, well-funded tobacco prevention programs and banning the sale of flavored tobacco products.

"On Kick Butts Day, kids are celebrating the progress we've made to reduce tobacco use and building momentum to get us across the finish line," said Matthew L. Myers, President of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. "Elected leaders in every state can help create the first tobacco-free generation by supporting proven strategies to prevent youth tobacco use."

On Kick Butts Day, kids join in creative events ranging from classroom activities to educate their peers about the harmful ingredients in cigarettes to rallies at state capitols.

In Montana, activities include:

Students at Cut Bank Middle School will display cups in a fence in front of H.C. Davis Elementary School to show the community the deadly consequences of tobacco use. Time: 11 AM. Location: 15 2nd Avenue S.E., Cut Bank. Contact: Holley DeWitt (406) 873-5886.

Students from Terry Middle and High School, in collaboration with the Dawson County Health Department, will display cups in a fence in front of the school to share facts about the deadly consequences of tobacco use and the deceptive tactics used by the tobacco industry to market their products. Time: 11 AM. Location: 215 Park Street, Terry. Contact: Lindsay Sadorf (406) 939-3529.

Students at Glasgow Middle and High Schools will commit to be tobacco-free and to encourage peers and loved ones to quit smoking by constructing and signing a pledge wall. Time: 12 PM. Locations: Glasgow Middle School, 11 Lasar Drive, Glasgow; and Glasgow High School, 1 Scotty Pride Drive, Glasgow. Contact: Brittany Archambeault (406) 228-6261.

On March 22, students at Roosevelt Middle School in Red Lodge will participate in Kick Ball for Kick Butts Day and pledge to be tobacco-free. Time: 8:25 AM. Location: 311 South Oakes Street, Red Lodge. Contact: Jean Atherly (406) 860-3825.

All events will take place March 21 unless otherwise indicated. For a full list of Kick Butts Day activities in Montana, visit www.kickbuttsday.org/map. Additional information about tobacco, including state-by-state statistics, can be found at www.tobaccofreekids.org.

SOURCE Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids


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