Cigarette companies sell an image and a dream of glamour, success, and beauty. Here’s the reality.
- smoking stains teeth yellow
- smokers have three times more cavities than nonsmokers
- smoking turns fingernails and fingertips nicotine-tinged yellow
- smoking causes wrinkles
- chronic smokers get a unique set of wrinkles called “smoker’s face”
- the wrinkles are much deeper than ordinary, especially around the mouth
- smoking interferes with blood circulation, so skin isn’t able to repair the damage caused by smoking so skin ages much faster than normal
- smoking causes odors
- smokers’ breath, hair, clothes stink; as do their homes and cars
- 86% of teenagers would rather not date or kiss someone who smokes
- smoking causes physical damage
- shortness of breath, coughing, and extra phlegm
- difficulty doing any kind of sports
- easily tired, can’t run as long or be as active as nonsmokers
- increases chances of having irregular periods
Suggested Interactive Activities:
- Ask girls to keep a notebook for a week and to describe the smokers they meet
- Ask girls to take a poll of their friends to see what they think about dating or kissing a boy who smokes
- Design an ad that shows the real effects of smoking, such as yellowed teeth, wrinkles, etc.
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