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Revelation
By A Former CVU Student (Class of 2005)

Frail Body Going Home
By Julia L. Cox

Real Reasons Campaign

In March, CY participated in the statewide "Real Reasons" tobacco prevention campaign. Sponsored by the Vermont Department of Health, the campaign was designed to tackle the common misperception that most Vermont high school students smoke. They don't, as indicated by results from the 2003 Youth Risk Behavior Survey. (You may have seen the "8 out of 10 kids don't smoke" ads on television recently.)

Teens across the state have countless reasons for not lighting up. We know because we asked some of them. Here are a few "real reasons" why Chittenden South youth don't smoke:

Because it hurts you in sports

Because I want to keep my friends

Because it's bad for your lungs

Because it's a waste of money

Because it makes you look ugly

Because I have too much to lose

Because I care about my health

Because I'm an individual and I don't want to waste my life

Because it turns your teeth yellow

Because it smells bad

Because you can get cancer

Because I have better things to do

Because its against the law

Because it gives you bad breath

Because it kills you.

If you do smoke, CY urges you to consider these reasons and call the VT Quit Line at 1-877-YES-QUIT