smoking and teenagers

Smoking and teenagers : 

Smoking and teenagers Afanasenkova L.M. school 32 Norilsk 2007

Smoking and Health : 

Smoking and Health Every year about five million people lose their lives because of smoking. Smoking is the single most important preventable cause of death. It causes the two most deadly diseases: heart disease and lung cancer, as well as other deadly diseases.

What happens? : 

What happens? These organs are most affected by smoking. A cigarette contains substance called nicotine, that gives pleasure to smokers. Nicotine is a poison. The scientists say nicotine can kill a person when taken in large amounts.

Smoking : 

Smoking

Why do people smoke? : 

Why do people smoke? Many people started smoking long before they learned how unhealthy it was, and now it is hard for them to stop. Some people start smoking because they think it is "cool". All their friends are smokers and they don’t want to be the odd ones out. His/her family smoked so he/she wanted to try it. Some may just be foolish enough to think that smoking will not harm them.

Smokers in the UK : 

Smokers in the UK Using tobacco is becoming less and less popular every day. Many organizations are working hard to warn people about the danger of smoking. This is good, because the more a person knows about smoking, the less likely it is he will ever start smoking.

Smokers at our school : 

Smokers at our school 128 pupils of 9th and 10th forms were asked about their attitude towards smoking. Here are the results: 61% are constant smokers, 14% smoke sometimes, 6 % tried, but didn’t like, 19 % never smoked.

Smokers at our school : 

Smokers at our school 46% began smoking a year ago, 21% have been smoking for two years, 7% have been smoking for 3 years and more, 26% have begun smoking recently.

Someone who unquestioningly follows the crowd is nothing more than a slave : 

Someone who unquestioningly follows the crowd is nothing more than a slave People all over the world are concerned about danger of smoking but it is not easy to stop smoking permanently. Doctors say you probably will live longer if you do stop smoking. People think of ways how to prevent this bad habit. There are different ways of warning people about dangerous influence of Smoking and one of them is anti-advertising. We have found some examples of such anti-advertising which were made by teenagers. Look at them!

Anti - advertising : 

Anti - advertising

Measures against smoking : 

Measures against smoking There is a law in our country which bans smoking in public places such as schools, cinemas, theatres. Smoking is also banned in offices, on the underground, in TV and radio ads. An official warning is printed on all cigarette packets in our country.