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Houston Artist Creates Anti-Smoking Coloring Book for Children

Published in AIDS Weekly, January 28th, 2008

Freelance artist and poet, Tim Webb, a Spring resident, also known as Texas Tim, announced that he has created an anti-smoking coloring book to reach young children with the message that cigarette smoking is harmful to their health through cartoon illustrations and poems.

Webb's goal is to provide a means for parents to teach their children in the tender years to refrain from cigarette smoking or, as he puts it, "to dodge the smoking bullet."

According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), "cigarettes kill more Americans than alcohol, car accidents, suicide, AIDS, homicide, and illegal drugs combined." The ACS strongly recommends that "parents start...

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Source: AIDS Weekly (2008-01-28)

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