 Chemical Health Rule Wellness Advisory Committee Newsletters
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Quick Facts on Smoking
- Use your head. Smoking is responsible for close to 420,000 deaths
each year.
- Stay active. Excercising and participating in sports is nearly
impossible if you smoke cigarettes.
- Stay informed. Young smokers are 100 times more likely to smoke
pot and become addicted to other illicit substances such as heroin and cocaine.
- Be aware of the risks. Smoking can lead to many physical problems
includeing emphysema, heart disease, stroke and cancer.
- Keep you edge. Smoking makes you smell bad, gives you bad breath,
makes your fingers turn yellow and gives you premature wrinkles.
- Play it safe. Experimenting with smoking could lead to full
fledged addiction and a life of trying to quit.
- Find ways to reduce anxiety. Smoking may actually contribute to
the state of agitation.
- Cigarette smoking is perhaps the most devestating preventable
cause of disease and premature death. Nearly 50 million Americans smoke and as many as one
in five teenagers are regular smokers. Smoking is particularly dangerous for teens because
their bodies are still developing and changing and the 4,000 known chemicals (including
200 poisons) in cigarette smoke can adversely affect this process.
| Cigarettes
are a known killer --- why begin a habit that can eventually kill you? |