Underage Use Of Tobacco
By: Lacey & Kelsey
Numbers and Statistics
Almost 25% of U.S high school students smoke
8% of them smokeless tobacco products
Estimated 30% of young smokers will eventually develop long-term smoking habits and will die early from a tobacco related condition.
What is Tobacco?
Causes
*Tobacco Commercials
*Desire to appear older, more mature, or to rebel against their parents.
Health Effects
Smoking has linked to the development of pneumonia, leukemia, heart disease and reproductive problems.
Addiction and Withdrawal
Irritability, increased appetite, headache and anxiety are some of the symptoms of nicotine withdrawal, these things often cause smokers to resume their habit.
A Big Problem
Pressure From Advertising
Saying No
*feel more accepted by other smokers.
This influence by friends or acquaintances to try something that could be harmful is called peer pressure. This is the most common and number-one reason why young people start to smoke. Peer pressure isn’t a good reason to start smoking. They will do anything else they don’t want to do,for that matter.That doesn’t make it easy to avoid.
Laws
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