11.   No matter how willing the minor is, the advocates say, young smokers should be regarded as victims and offered help quitting rather than punishment.

12.   Now a study suggests that young smokers may be more susceptible to this chemical damage.

13.   One possibility is that young smokers, whose lungs are undergoing rapid growth and development, are more susceptible to long-lasting damage.

14.   Previous state law provided no penalties against young smokers, only the retailers who sold to them.

15.   R.J. Reynolds says its Joe Camel ads are not aimed at young smokers.

16.   Still, Bugg-Bey said that helping young smokers quit is as important as prevention.

17.   That is especially true with young smokers and smokers in poorer countries, where information about the hazards of smoking is limited.

18.   The bidi fad particularly concerns health officials and opponents of smoking because they say the Indian cigarettes seem tailor-made to attract young smokers.

19.   The law was passed, Soucie said, because young smokers were littering in areas where they congregated and were creating a public nuisance.

20.   The risk of heart attacks for young adult smokers is about double what had previously been believed, researchers from Oxford University who conducted the study in Britain said.