WHAT EFFECT DOES USING TOBACCO HAVE ON CHILDREN/TEENS?

ILLNESSES

• Teens are vulnerable to its deadly effects.
• more likely to catch a cold
• symptoms will be worse and last longer.
• damages the organs

BRAIN

• affect the function of the prefrontal cortex
• Their actions change
• Fight or flight response gets slower

- Smoking as few as 5 cigarettes a day can reduce teens' lung function growth
- And have significantly more trouble sleeping

SKIN

• break out more
• Zits last longer
• Skin ages faster

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IF THEY KEEP SMOKING

• Gum disease and tooth loss
• Hearing loss
• Chronic lung and heart diseases
• Vision problems (macular degeneration)
• Blood vessel disease

RESOUCES

• http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/press_releases/post/2014_06_12_cdc
• http://www.cancer.org/acs/groups/cid/documents/webcontent/002963-pdf.pdf
• http://www.tobaccofreemaine.org/channels/parents/learn_more_about_health_ef...
• http://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/teen-brains-impacted-by-smoking-192660

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