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

CONSEQUENCES

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 SMOKINGQUIT IT NOW OR YOU WILL REGRET LATER

DID YOU LEARN YOUR LESSON?

THEN START ENJOYING YOUR TOBACCO -FREE LIFE