TAKE ACTION!

Stopping the sale of tobacco to minors will help prevent kids from embarking on a lifelong addiction which costs them their health and costs society billions of dollars in healthcare costs and lost productivity.

As a concerned citizen, there are several things you can do to help stop the illegal sale of tobacco to children in your community:

• Support licensing of tobacco retailers in your community

• Report and educate merchants who violate the law

• Recognize and support tobacco-free organizations

• Encourage local law enforcement to enforce tobacco control laws

• Participate in youth purchase surveys or law enforcement operations

• Sign up to receive electronic updates on state and national tobacco control laws:

• www.lungsandiego.org
• www.americanheart.org
• www.cancer.org
• www.tobaccofreekids.org