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W ELCOME. How Does Smoking Hurt Us?. Makes you cough!. Makes you tired!. Affects your sense of taste and smell. It makes your breath and clothes smell bad!. The people who are smokers, these people are high risk of hear attack and stoke. . It’s not good for your lungs!. Bad Lung.
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The people who are smokers, these people are high risk of hear attack and stoke.
It’s not good for your lungs! Bad Lung • Good Lung
The Health Effects! Affects EVERY part of your body • Hair • Brain • Eyes • Mouth – breath and teeth • Yellow skin and wrinkles • Difficulty in breathing (Asthma, etc). • Serious Diseases
Reasons to Quit • Health • Stinks, bad breath, yellow skin • Family/Friends • Too much money! • Peer pressure (fewer smokers) • Fewer places to smoke • Don’t like it anymore – sick of it • Others…
So how do I quit? • Form a plan – decide on the best approach for you. • Two ways to quit • All at once • Cutting back • Based on the way you want to quit there are a lot of tools out there to help you.
Programs & Supports Programs Supports • Patch • Gum • Nicotine Inhaler • Smokers’ Helpline • Internet Resources • Teacher, • School Counselor, • Nurse, Doctor, • Friend/Family • “Kick the Nic” Group Program