SMOKING & CONSEQUENCES NICOLE SIOLOS, AMANDA PERAGINE, HILLARY HOOPER, & HAE LIM LEE
EACH DAY IN THE U.S, APPROXIMATELY 4,000 CHILDREN, 12-17, TRY THEIR FIRST CIGARETTE
50% OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS HAVE TRIED SMOKING, EVEN ONE OR TWO PUFFS
14 % OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS HAVE SMOKED A WHOLE CIGARETTE BEFORE AGE 13
ALL 50 STATES HAVE LAWS MAKING IT ILLEGAL TO SELL CIGARETTES TO ANYONE UNDER THE AGE OF 18 …
… YET 16 % OF STUDENTS UNDER THE AGE OF 18 WHO CURRENTLY SMOKE REPORTED THEY USUALLY BOUGHT THEM FROM A STORE OR GAS STATION
OVER 6 MILLION TEENS, FROM THE AGES OF 12-18, ARE EXPOSED TO SECONDHAND SMOKING DAILY
TEENS CAN AND DO GET THE SAME SYMPTOMS FROM SMOKING THAT ADULTS GET
CONSEQUEN CES
SMOKING CAN GIVE YOU:
HEART DISEASE
LUNG CANCER
ESOPHAGEAL CANCER
EMPHYSEMA
CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE
CANCER OF THE BLADDER
CANCER OF THE PANCREAS
CANCER OF THE KIDNEY
Consequences of using smokeless tobacco include cancer of the gum, mouth, pharynx, larynx, and esophagus.
BUYING TOBACCO PRODUCTS COST A LOT OF MONEY…
THE ANNUAL COST OF TOBACCO IS $50 BILLION DOLLARS
STOP SMOKING QUIT IT NOW OR YOU WILL REGRET LATER
DID YOU LEARN YOUR LESSON?
THEN START ENJOYING YOUR TOBACCO -FREE LIFE