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Students Gather at the Capitol for Anti-tobacco Rally

Students Gather at the Capitol for Anti-tobacco Rally

Dozens of middle and high school students marched from downtown to the State Capitol Wednesday with one thing to say: don’t smoke!

It’s all part of national “Kick Butts Day”, an event to raise awareness of big tobacco companies, and what the group says is their strategic marketing toward young people.

Teens Take on Tobacco at No Limits Summit

Teens Take on Tobacco at No Limits Summit

The theme of this year’s summit is “New Mask, Same Villain.” Sessions will examine the tobacco industry’s “new mask” of methods used to reach young people and encourage a new generation to become addicted to tobacco.

Local Teens Named to Board of No Limits Against Tobacco

Local Teens Named to Board of No Limits Against Tobacco

No Limits Youth Board members determine priorities for the program and plan statewide anti-tobacco events. The board encourages and assists local groups in organizing activism projects in their own schools and communities.

Stopping the Smoking Will Fight Disease

Stopping the Smoking Will Fight Disease

Big tobacco is developing new marketing methods to attract new customers, and No Limits organized a Fall Summit, teaching members how to recognize these tactics.

W-C Students Attend Summit

W-C Students Attend Summit

Madison Troshynski said, “I met a girl who use to smoke, but she was able to quit with the help of a friend and then she joined No Limits to join the cause.”

Minden Teens Gather to Take on Big Tobacco

Minden Teens Gather to Take on Big Tobacco

Kodi Broyles, MHS junior, commented on her experience at the summit, “I think it was very informative but in a way that it made you interested and made you think about the cause. It was great to meet other students that make the same choices as you do.”

Smoking Out Big Tobacco

Smoking Out Big Tobacco

No Limits is the name of a program that has a goal to fight big tobacco in Nebraska. It is a youth led organization, and clearly, the emphasis is getting young Nebraskans prepared to resist the temptation of smoking.