Don't start Smoking
Most people who smoke started smoking when they were teenagers.
Don't start Smoking
Most people who smoke started smoking when they were teenagers.
Those who have friends and/or parents who smoke are more likely to start smoking than those who don’t.
Some teenagers say that they “just wanted to try it,” or they thought it was “cool” to smoke.
The tobacco industry’s ads, price breaks, and other promotions for its products are a big influence in our society.
The tobacco industry spends billions of dollars each year to create and market ads that show smoking as exciting, glamorous, and safe.
Tobacco use is also shown in video games, online, and on TV.
And movies showing people smoking are another big influence.
Studies show that young people who see smoking in movies are more likely to start smoking.
A newer influence on tobacco use is the e-cigarette and other high-tech, fashionable electronic “vaping” devices.
Often wrongly seen as harmless, and easier to get and use than traditional tobacco products,
these devices are a way for new users to learn how to inhale and become addicted to nicotine, which can prepare them for smoking.
Source: American Cancer Society
Don’t start Smoking
Many smokers tell themselves that smoking and quitting is their private business,
but according to smoking cessation expert Dr. Daniel Seidman, it really is a family affair.
Bringing up the thorny topic of smoking with family members who continue to smoke is difficult. In our culture,
conversations about smoking and quitting have become even more uncomfortable than talking about sex or money.
Source: Oprah
