1. SMOKING & CONSEQUENCES NICOLE SIOLOS, AMANDA PERAGINE, HILLARY HOOPER, & HAE LIM LEE

4. EACH DAY IN THE U.S, APPROXIMATELY 4,000 CHILDREN, 12-17, TRY THEIR FIRST CIGARETTE

5. 50% OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS HAVE TRIED SMOKING, EVEN ONE OR TWO PUFFS

6. 14 % OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS HAVE SMOKED A WHOLE CIGARETTE BEFORE AGE 13

7. ALL 50 STATES HAVE LAWS MAKING IT ILLEGAL TO SELL CIGARETTES TO ANYONE UNDER THE AGE OF 18 …

8. … YET 16 % OF STUDENTS UNDER THE AGE OF 18 WHO CURRENTLY SMOKE REPORTED THEY USUALLY BOUGHT THEM FROM A STORE OR GAS STATION

9. OVER 6 MILLION TEENS, FROM THE AGES OF 12-18, ARE EXPOSED TO SECONDHAND SMOKING DAILY

10. TEENS CAN AND DO GET THE SAME SYMPTOMS FROM SMOKING THAT ADULTS GET

11. CONSEQUEN CES

12. SMOKING CAN GIVE YOU:

13. HEART DISEASE

15. LUNG CANCER

17. ESOPHAGEAL CANCER

20. EMPHYSEMA

21. CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE

23. CANCER OF THE BLADDER

25. CANCER OF THE PANCREAS

27. CANCER OF THE KIDNEY

29. Consequences of using smokeless tobacco include cancer of the gum, mouth, pharynx, larynx, and esophagus.

34. BUYING TOBACCO PRODUCTS COST A LOT OF MONEY…

35. THE ANNUAL COST OF TOBACCO IS $50 BILLION DOLLARS

36. STOP SMOKING QUIT IT NOW OR YOU WILL REGRET LATER

39. DID YOU LEARN YOUR LESSON?

40. THEN START ENJOYING YOUR TOBACCO -FREE LIFE