How much do you know about smoking bans? Answer these questions and find out.
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DID YOU KNOW?
Half of all people who even TRY smoking eventually become addicted to nicotine? Yes, half…and that means you could easily be one of them.
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You want to fit in with the crowd—who doesn’t? But that doesn’t mean you have to harm your body by smoking. First remember that you know that you are doing the best thing for your health by not even trying a cigarette. Did you know that half of all people who even TRY smoking eventually become addicted to nicotine? Yes, half…and that means you could easily be one of them. Think of the benefits of not smoking: you can play sports or be active without worrying about experiencing shortness of breath, coughing spells, or wheezing. And your appearance and overall health won’t be affected. You also won’t be harming others with secondhand smoke! Not to mention it’s illegal for youth under the age of 18 to purchase tobacco products! You’ll save a TON of money (think of what you can do with it!). At first you may not spend much money on cigarettes because you can borrow them from your friends, but eventually, like with any other drug, you will need more and more. This is called tolerance, and it means that you need more of a drug to get the same effect. So eventually you will end up spending a lot of money on cigarettes... money you could otherwise use to buy CDs, books, movies, DVDs, cool clothes… |
And since you already know many of the bad things smoking can do to your health, chances are that even if you decided to start smoking now, some day you’d want to quit. Do you know how hard it is to quit? When you quit smoking, you get nicotine withdrawal symptoms that are both physical and physiological. A study done with over 2000 high school students in California showed that the most common withdrawal symptoms were craving, nervousness, restlessness and irritability. No wonder ex smokers tend to say that quitting smoking was one of the hardest things they’ve ever done! Most people actually have to quit 7 times before they quit for good! Do you want that to be you?
For tips on handling peer-pressure visit PBSkids, It’s My Life, It’s My Body.
updated: 09.12.2007
