Somewhere in South Dakota today eight teenagers will light a cigarette for the first time and three adults will die from a smoking related illness. A recent Surgeon General's report shows South Dakota leads the nation with the highest rate of female teenage smokers. Anti-smoking advocates say the ranking shows the state is behind in anti-smoking campaigns and programs - but teenagers say those programs wouldn't prevent them from lighting up. Mainstreet Radio's Cara Hetland reports:
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