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What's in Your Child's Backpack

The Peters Township Public Library will present "What's in Your Child's Backpack?" an interactive presentation by the Washington County Health Partners, Inc.a local non-profit organization in Washington County.

The educational toolkit used in the program will demonstrate the similarities between tobacco products that are packaged to look like candy. Participants will get to see these smokeless products first hand. The presentation will explain how new tobacco and nicotine-containing products appeal to youth, why 30% of youth get addicted from their very first use and how tobacco company marketing fund amounts compare to youth smoking rates.

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