1. Choosing to Live tobacco-Free Page 549

2. Legal Age
18 is the legal age to purchase tobacco products

3. Strategies to avoid tobacco
Surround yourself with non-smokers
Reduce peer pressure- stay away from situations
Be prepared with refusal skills

4. Reasons to Quit
Health

5. Reasons to Quit High Cost

6. Reasons to Quit
Tobacco leads to other risky behaviors such as alcohol and drug use

7. Reasons to Quit
Feeling of power because you aren’t controlled by nicotine

8. Nicotine Withdrawl Irritable Difficulty concentrating Anxiety
Sleep disturbances

9. Nicotine Substitutes
Gums
Patches, nasal sprays
Inhalers

10. Reasons to Quit