Matthew Myers Quotes

"Today, teenage girls smoke in record numbers, because the tobacco companies have been successful in associating smoking with independence, freedom, rebellion, and for many girls, a key for weight loss."

"It is good news for our nation's health that adult smoking rates are declining again after stagnating during much of the 1990s,"

"We think it is inexcusable for a Web site dedicated to providing credible advice to the American public to include an advertisement from a company that sells more cigarettes to more people than any other company in the United States."

"It is good news for our nation's health that adult smoking rates are declining again after stagnating during much of the 1990s. But it is also clear that elected officials at all levels must do more to implement the scientifically proven measures that have produced these declines."