More work to do against big tobacco companies

As a member of the Fond du Lac FACT group and a high school student, I am very excited about Wisconsin's Smoke-Free Air Law, but there is still more work to be done in fighting against corporate tobacco.

Tobacco companies are adding mint and fruit flavors to their cigars and smokeless tobacco products to "manipulate" me, and the rest of my friends, into using these "delicious" flavored tobacco products. Well, this isn't delicious, it's "manipulicious."

Manipulicious is the name of our FACT group's latest campaign.

Our Fond du Lac FACT group is spreading the word that adding delicious flavors to tobacco products doesn't make them less harmful. These products still contain the same cancer-causing chemicals and are addictive.

Smokeless tobacco use by teens is rising.

FACT groups are an important part of tobacco prevention in youth, because we participate in FACT activisms in the community by exposing lies by big tobacco companies. We are fighting against companies that spend $274 million a year in Wisconsin on marketing products to kids!

We are spreading the word on how big tobacco companies target and manipulate teens into using their highly addictive and deadly products.