SMOKING

INTRODUCTION

• Smoking cigarettes, over many years, has affected the lives of millions of people. This is because they have developed serious health issues from inhaling toxic and dangerous chemicals that came from cigarettes. Many people die young due to these illnesses. This brings devastation and sadness to family and takes a toll on them financially. Smoking not only affects the smoker. Second hand smoking (inhaling the gas released from lit cigarettes) can also be just as dangerous. Is smoking really worth it?

YEAR 8 COMMENTS ABOUT SHORT TERM EFFECTS ON CIGARETTES

• Aussie said: Breathing problems
• Hamza said: Bad breath
• Laz said: Stuffs up your fingers
• Amber said: You can get really sick

LONG TERM EFFECTS ON SMOKING

• Amy said:Lung cancer
• You get ugly
• Brain cancer
• Death
• Low reaction
• Rotten teeth
• Bad smell
• Birth defects
• Reproductive damage
• Unwanted weight loss
• Weaker sense of taste

HOW MUCH DO CIGARETTES COST?

• Aziz said:A packet of 20 costs $25.
• And in a year if you buy 1 packet everyday it will cost $9125.

WHAT RESTRICTIONS ARE THERE ON SMOKING

• Wiley said: They're very expensive and you need a job to keep getting them.

HOW CAN YOU STOP SMOKING

• Aussie said: Raise the prices so people stop smoking
• Paul said: make it illegal

WHAT OPINIONS DO YEAR 8 STUDENTS HAVE ABOUT SMOKING

• Fernando said: Its bad for you
• Paul said: Its bad
• Amber said: It wastes their life's
• Aussie said: It gives you cancer
• Hamza said: It gives you genital cancer