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Learn about the high-risk behavior of teen smoking, reasons why teens start, harmful substances in cigarettes, and risks of smokeless tobacco. Specialty cigarettes and how they differ from standard ones are also explored.
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Why Young people start smoking • One million young people start smoking each year • Everyday in U.S. 6,000 young teens light up first cigarette • Each day 3,000 become regular smokers • 9/10 adult smokers started as teens • 2.6 million packs of cigarettes sold illegally to minors every day
Of the people who began smoking as teens………… 1/3 WILL DIE FROM SMOKE RELATED CAUSES
Why Teens Start • Remove fears • Make them seem older • PEER PRESSURE • Advertisements • Health risks begin with first cigarette
What is in a cigarette • 43 chemicals known to cause cancer • CYANIDE • FORMALDEHYDE • ARSENIC • Nicotine – the addictive drug In cigarette
Ten Reasons Teens Start Smoking • 1. To seem more sophisticated, older or cool • 2. Peer Pressure • 3. Influence of advertising • 4. Believe they can quit anytime • Short term stimulation effect
Ten Reasons Teens Start Smoking • 6. To have something to hold • 7. Relaxation and stress relief • 8. Social crutch • 9. Deal with other cravings • 10. See family members do it
Smokeless Tobacco • 12 million users of smokeless tobacco • Most start between 13-15 years old • Wrongly believe smokeless is less harmful than smoking
Smokeless Tobacco • Risks associated with smokeless tobacco • Lip, mouth, throat cancer • Damage to teeth and gums • Damage to digestive system
Specialty Cigarettes • Those prepared with tobacco and other ingredients • Some made with strong tobacco or contain spices that make them taste and smell sweet • They contain more cancer causing tars than standard cigarettes • Clove cigarettes may have 2 times the tar and nicotine