VTSF May 2008 Fact for Life

VTSF FACT FOR LIFE #17

Did you know ...?

Every day, some 80,000 to 100,000 young people around the world become addicted to tobacco products. If current trends continue, 250 million children alive today will die from tobacco-related diseases.

Source: Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids

May 31 is World No Tobacco Day!

"VTSF Facts for Life," a monthly e-mail providing statistics on the toll of tobacco to Virginians and the Commonwealth of Virginia, is presented by the Virginia Tobacco Settlement Foundation.

Public Affairs Office

Virginia Tobacco Settlement Foundation

email: rfoster@vtsf.org

phone: (804) 225-3947

web: http://www.vtsf.org

For more information on tobacco prevention and cessation programs for youths and parents in Virginia, visit www.vtsf.org, ydouthink.com or ystreet.ydou think.com.