Indiana Kids 'Kick Butts' on March 28.

(From US Newswire)

WASHINGTON, March 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Kids across Indiana will rally against tobacco on March 28 as they join thousands of young people nationwide for the twelfth annual Kick Butts Day, sponsored by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. More than 2,000 events are planned across the nation (for a list of local events see below).

This year, Kick Butts Day is raising awareness about the thousands of chemicals in each puff of cigarette smoke and the need for elected officials at all levels to step up the fight to reduce smoking and other tobacco use.

Cigarette smoke contains more than 4,000 chemicals, including at least 69 that cause cancer and many more that are hazardous. But a new poll released by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids finds that most Americans are not aware of the dangerous chemicals in cigarettes and cigarette smoke. The poll, conducted March 7-11, found that 71 percent of adults and 79 percent of teens could not name any of the chemicals found in…