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shown the link between cigarette smoking by 12- to 17-year-olds 

 and the use of hard drugs. Our analysis, which you will find as at- 

 tachment A to my testimony, reveals that 12- to 17-year-olds who 

 smoke cigarettes are 12 times more likely to use heroin than those 

 who have never used cigarettes, 51 times more likely to use co- 

 caine, 57 times more likely to use crack, and 23 times more likely 

 to use marijuana. 



[The analysis referred to follows:] 



