If a kid tells you they plan to kick some butts today, don’t get angry.
Today is national Kick Butts Day, aimed at getting very young smokers to kick their habit or, better yet, avoid starting.
Sponsored by the United Health Foundation, the anti-tobacco day includes everything from health fairs to anti-smoking film events and even cigarette butt beach and park cleanups.
Organizers are urged to visit the Kick Butts Day website for ideas on how to convince people, especially young people, just how deadly tobacco is.
The Campaign For Tobacco Free Kids says more than a thousand events are being held across the U.S. all aimed at calling attention to problems caused by tobacco use.
The group says there are 443,000 tobacco-related deaths each year in the United States and unless the campaign is successful at getting kids to avoid tobacco, six million children alive today will ultimately die from the effects of smoking.
The Kick Butts Day 2012 website offers a complete list of events and locations by clicking here.