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$700K spend on smokes deters youth  

Jump to full article: Sun Live (nz), 2012-05-01

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A woman whose grandparents spent an estimated $700,000 on cigarettes is teaching Bay of Plenty youth about the dangers of alcohol and drugs this week.

Kirsty Steel's grandparents chain-smoked two packets a day for 40 years, her grandmother dying as a result of her substance abuse when Kirsty's dad was only 18-years-old.

Kirsty Steel has seen first-hand the effect of drugs and alcohol on families.

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