In 1798, Philadelphia physician Benjamin Rush wrote about the medical dangers of tobacco.
SMOKEFREE PHILLY: BUSTED

BIG TOBACCO...YOU ARE BUSTED! IN PHILADELPHIA

BUSTED! is Pennsylvania's official youth anti-tobacco movement. Our mission is to prevent our friends and family from becoming victims of Big Tobacco.

Check out the Busted! TV commercials:
Concerned Mom
Dodge Ball
Why I Don't Smoke

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BUSTED! is run by youth and for youth. We are committed to exposing the truth about Big Tobacco—how tobacco companies market their products to young people and try to manipulate teens into becoming new smokers.

BUSTED! spreads the word at local marches, statewide rallies, other fun events throughout the year. If you are a Philadelphia student in grades 9-12, BUSTED! wants you!

Want to find out more? Email us.

DID YOU KNOW?

  • Tobacco companies spend more than $480 million dollars each year to market their products in Pennsylvania.

  • Published studies have found that young people are three times more sensitive to tobacco advertising than adults.

  • Young people are more likely to be influenced to smoke by cigarette marketing than by peer pressure.


For more information and/or help in quitting, contact
215-683-LIVE








SPONSORED BY THE PHILADELPHIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
AND THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH