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Voice is the youth led anti-tobacco movement in Indiana. Started in 2001, Voice youth utilize guerrilla marketing to fight back against the tobacco industry’s youth-targeted marketing tactics. Voice is represented by youth from across Indiana who strive to educate and prevent young Hoosiers from becoming replacement smokers for the more than 10,000 people who die each year from tobacco use in Indiana.〔Hoosier Faith and Health Coalition Resolution, http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/campaign/faith/resolutions/IN.pdf〕 == Motivation Behind Voice == Statistics Indiana has one of the highest ranking youth smoking rates in the country. Currently, 22.5 percent of Indiana’s youth are regular smokers and 9,800 youth pick up smoking each year. Estimates by Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids state that 160,000 youth in Indiana today will die prematurely from smoking-related illnesses. These stats, along with many others, are part of the driving force behind the Voice mission.〔Key State-Specific Tobacco-Related Data & Rankings, http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/research/factsheets/index.php?CategoryID=2〕 Industry Quotes In the last few decades, several documents have surfaced from inside the tobacco industry, showing the tobacco industry’s longstanding practice of marketing their products towards youth. Some highlights include: 〔Tobacco Industry Quotes On Nicotine, http://www.mascotcoalition.org/education/facts/own_words.html〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Voice (Indiana)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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