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FORT WALTON BEACH — Crestview High School students are among Northwest Florida youths participating in Kick Butts Day.
The national day of activism, observed March 15 and sponsored by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, empowers youths to fight back against Big Tobacco.
As part of Okaloosa County's Students Working Against Tobacco, CHS members will set up a photo booth and educational table during school lunches.
SWAT's 2017 theme is "Exposing Big Tobacco: You Can't Make This Up."
The student-led organization aims to expose the kinds of marketing practices that tobacco industry uses to draw in young people. The initiative also raises awareness about the harm caused by addictive tobacco products.
"SWAT at Crestview High School is working to derail the deceit and manipulation that tobacco industries have on people by educating them on the dangers and making it fun for others to step up and knock Big Tobacco down," Sean Gabany, CHS SWAT vice president, said.
"We are the future — and we don't want tobacco to be a part of it."
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: CHS students raise awareness of tobacco's dangers