Reality Check of CNY

About

Tobacco-Free CNY works to reduce illness, disability and death related to tobacco use and secondhand smoke exposure, and to alleviate the social and economic burdens caused by tobacco use. Tobacco use remains the single most preventable cause of death in the United States, accounting for more than 480,000 deaths each year. An estimated 41,000 of these tobacco-related deaths are the result of secondhand smoke exposure. Reality Check (RC) is made up of teens across New York State who expose the truth about tobacco and e-cigarettes and the marketing practices of the tobacco and e-cigarette industry. The teens of RC work on various activities and local actions, as well as alongside other RC groups in every New York State county, and as part of a national and international youth voice against the tobacco industry’s efforts to recruit “replacement smokers”. We can’t let them hook a new generation on nicotine!