Q&A From Kick Butts Day website
National Kick Butts Day is a national day of activism that empowers youth to stand out, speak up and seize control against Big Tobacco. Events are organized around the United States by teachers, youth leaders and health advocates to help raise awareness of the problems of tobacco.
We have made great strides in the fight against tobacco. But every day, more than 3,000 kids under 18 try smoking for the first time and 700 kids become new regular, daily smokers. Tobacco use is still the leading cause of preventable death in the U.S., killing more than 480,000 people every year.
By getting involved in Kick Butts Day and other activities, America’s youth can raise awareness about the tobacco problem, encourage peers to be tobacco-free and support effective solutions to reduce tobacco use.
Raise awareness of the problem of tobacco use in their state or community
Encourage youth to reject the tobacco industry's deceptive marketing and stay tobacco-free
Urge elected officials to take action to protect kids from tobacco
Kick Butts Day is organized by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids.
The first Kick Butts Day was held in 1996.
