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By Holly Rotman Ashworth, About.com Guide to Teen Advice

Teens: The Prey of Tobacco Companies?

Thursday February 12, 2009

Tobacco companies don't just make teens want to smoke, they make them want to smoke particular brands of cigarettes, according to a new study by the Office on Smoking and Health at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The researchers found that boys and girls tend to prefer different brands of cigarettes and that teens take in a ton of tobacco ads. Read the U.S. News & World Report story and let us know what you think by writing in the Comments section below.

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