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Facts to chew on during ''Through with Chew Week'

Dear editor,

February 18-24 is “Through with Chew Week.” “Through with Chew Week” is a public awareness campaign designed to reduce the use of smokeless tobacco among young people by calling attention to the use of smokeless tobacco and educating youth on the health effects of smokeless tobacco use. Smokeless tobacco includes chewing tobacco products like Skoal, Snus, RedMan, and are often flavored to appeal to young users.

According to the 2017 Montana Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 13.8 % of high school males and 3.9% of high school females use smokeless tobacco. The smokeless tobac...

 

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