Have you noticed that a lot of restaurants don't have indoor smoking sections anymore? More and more cities, counties, and entire states are banning indoor smoking. People everywhere are getting the message: smoking causes disease and death. In fact, it is the number one preventable cause of death in this country. NIDA scientists have shown how incredibly addictive smoking is, especially when people start in their teens—which most that do, get addicted. So protect your health and avoid the hassle and...don't start. It's a no-brainer.
If you need more reasons not to smoke besides smelly clothes and yellow teeth, here you go:
- Your wallet. How can you afford that new video game if you're burning cash on cigarettes?
- Your athletic ability. Smokers run slower and can't run as far, like being old before you're old.
- Your state of mind. It takes just 8 seconds for nicotine from cigarettes to reach your brain and change the way it works. Although scientists aren't totally sure why yet, one study found that teens who smoke a lot are 15 times more likely to have panic attacks than teens who don't smoke. Teen smokers also are more likely to have anxiety disorders and depression.
- Your future. Quitting smoking is hard. But the health consequences are even harder to deal with.
If you or any of your friends smoke, know help is out there. For free quitting support, call 1–800–QUIT–NOW (1–800–784–8669).
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wow, great blog
smoking is an addiction...
reasons why not tosmoke:
1)its one less thing for you to carry around
2)save money
3)you will be a good role modle
4)have better job oppertunities
5)wont have to worry about bad breath,.....
6)if you smoke you'll probably get married to a smoker because non-smokers tend to avoid smokers
7)you wont have to worry about people not wanting to be around you becasue they dont like the smell
8)you wont be able to quite and it will casue many health issues
i think smoking is terrible and those are some pretty good examples. I found a page with 3000 reasons yes 3000. if someone can give that many reasons no one should be smoking.
Death. how about that for a good reason. Millions of people worldwide DIE every year because they inhale tobacco. That is like filling up Wrigley Field about 50 times, and then killing all those people.
TOBACCO=DEATH.
It is said that if smoking did to the OUTSIDE of your body what it does to the inside, there would be almost no smokers. Partly because we all would actually get a clue as a society and make it illegal!
i watched a movie on smoking, and it was horrible.
it gave me nightmares.
i think that smoking should be banned from existence.
I think you summed up succinctly some basics that hit home with everyone. It always depressed me going through drug education classes like Drug Abuse Resistance Education in elementary and middle school, and watching the whole class nod along, only to find, a couple of years later, that many of my classmates had taken up smoking themselves. I think that, as incredibly influential as programs like D.A.R.E. can be for younger children, reminders of the basic reasons not to smoke when teens are a little bit older can be just as effective. I do see some positive trends happening, like the prohibitions against smoking in restaurants and cities mentioned in the article. As a college student now, I find that more and more of peers are aware of the health risks, and are trying to quit, and certainly aren't starting to smoke. Initiatives designed to help younger smokers quit, are really helpful. What a great post, thanks for starting a good conversation, one I think that needs to happen more often among teenagers.
Hi,
Great Blog, and a great topic.
I have actually found that there is no one best way to quit smoking. If you look at sites such as [removed commercial site link, per guidelines], you will find that they promote a number of the best approaches, along with the pro's and con's of each. Best advice is to look at each, find something which works best for you and your circumstances, and then just stick with it till you are successful.
Regards
andrew your right. the way i quit is over summer i just stoped. of cours this was hard with the withdrawls (srry if did not spell right) but i greatly in proved on my sports
your right i may be 11 but I know way more than the average teen about smokeing I totally lookall kinds of things about it i even wrote my sixth grade speech about it
your right i may be 11 but I know way more than the average teen about smokeing I totally look up all kinds of things about it i even wrote my sixth grade speech about it
I agree with you, I used to be a chain smoker. I had withdrawal symptoms and had a hard time quitting, but I have overcome smoking once and for all! I did it for my kids. Aside from this, I noticed that smoking has aggravated my panic attacks. I am glad I have taken control of my health and my life again. thanks for sharing this article :-)
--Diane
I love this topic my dadsmokes and I don't even know how longI've been trying to get him to quit he tryed once but it only lasted about a week and I'm still trying to get him to stop so I hope his does one day if your reading this and you smoke please stop you will thank yourself later in life if you do.
My mom smoked 80 a day and died early. All of us children decided not to smoke because of what happened to her so she did us a favour really.
All the reason you sugget, plus smoking is terrible for the breath. It is like kissing an ash tray. Great blog.
nice points..simple yet striking.
good!
Quit four days ago, going strong. Thanks for the tips though.
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Quitting smoking is hard. But the health consequences are even harder to deal with, so quitting right now is the best choice.
we should not be smoking even thought we are only 11/,11,and9.
It saddens me when I see young people start such a horrible habit. As someone who works with people who struggle with anxiety and panic disorder it didn't surprise me when I read
"teens who smoke a lot are 15 times more likely to have panic attacks than teens who don’t smoke. Teen smokers also are more likely to have anxiety disorders and depression."
That in itself should be enough to discourage teens from smoking. If only they knew how hard it is to live with anxiety and panic.
John
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