Speaker 1:
Action.

Speaker 2:
Raze is an organization that fights against tobacco use and we are fighting against big tobacco.

Speaker 3:
Raze is all about spreading awareness about the true detrimental effects that tobacco can have on somebody.

Speaker 4:
That could be vapes. That could be cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, anything that contains nicotine.

Speaker 5:
Raze was founded in 2001 and ever since then, there has been an increase in middle and high school students who choose to never use tobacco.

Speaker 2:
Raze's mission is to spread the truth about what big tobacco is.

Speaker 6:
I think our mission is to really get the students in our school to know the truth about tobacco.

Speaker 5:
The challenge of e-cigarettes is that people tend to think, "Oh, they're not cigarettes. They're safer." Well, spoiler alert, they're not.

Speaker 4:
The vape companies are targeting towards the children. One of the flavors is Captain Crunch.

Speaker 3:
While it may not have the same ingredients as a regular cigarette would, it's still loaded with things like carcinogens and pesticides.

Speaker 6:
And people really don't know the long term effects.

Speaker 2:
Raze is very aware of it and right now we are having teenagers go about Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat talking about the dangers of e-cigarettes and Juuls.

Speaker 3:
What I think of Raze crew is like a family. And we're all on a mission.

Speaker 6:
Raze crews are inclusive.

Speaker 5:
Raze crews are school or community based groups who come together and do things to prevent others from using tobacco.

Speaker 2:
The way we educate our peers, we spread awareness through social media posts. We talk about it in class. We do projects on it. Sometimes we even do commotions.

Speaker 3:
The most exciting thing to me is to see the people react to it.

Speaker 5:
This past January, I attended Tobacco Free Day in Charleston, West Virginia. This was an event in conjunction with many schools and I attended the event as a Tobacco 21 Ambassador.

Speaker 2:
They are probably the funnest things I've ever done. It is so awesome to see so many kids passionate about it and to see so many people coming out to support us.

Speaker 2:
There is so many resources that actually have real information on them, especially on social media.

Speaker 3:
We like to focus a lot on the ones that are popular now, which tend to be Instagram and Snapchat.

Speaker 6:
And we have used Instagram to make little boomerangs that is a way to say, "Don't use cigarettes. You need to blow bubbles instead of blowing smoke."

Speaker 4:
When we do a commotion, we video, take pictures and then we post it on there with the hashtag. This year's hashtag is #stopliquidlies.

Speaker 3:
The best thing about Raze for me is that it helps me spread awareness to a cause that I find near and dear to my heart.

Speaker 2:
We're really trying to make our generation better. And it's a lot of fun because you get to make a lot of new friends and you get to do a lot of cool things.

Speaker 6:
The Raze movement is making a difference.

Speaker 3:
Every single Raze member plays an important role.

Speaker 4:
In resisting the infiltration of big tobacco and e-cigarettes into our state.

Speaker 6:
Together we are powerful and together we educate.

Speaker 5:
We advocate.

Speaker 2:
We save lives.

Speaker 1:
That's a wrap.