April 2nd is Kick Butts Day - A Nationwide Celebration

Kick Butts Day (www.kickbutts.org) is the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids' annual celebration of activism that empowers youth to speak up and take action against tobacco use at more than 2,000 events from coast to coast. With an adult smoking rate of 22%, a youth smoking rate of 19% and 13% of pregnant women smoking, tobacco is taking a terrible toll in South Carolina. But by taking measures, such as increasing the state cigarette tax, eliminating secondhand smoke from workplaces, preventing tobacco use initiation among youth and promoting cessation – the toll can be significantly lowered