TOBACO

GATGORIES OF TOBACO

• Cigirratte
• Cigar
• Snuff
• Chewing tobacco
• Pipe

3 DIFFERENT REFUSAL SKILLS

• 1. Say “No Thanks”
• Walk Away
• 5. Have a Better Idea

5 REASONS TEENS USE TOBACCO

• Their parents are smokers.
• Peer pressure – their friends encourage them to try cigarettes, and to keep smoking.
• They see smoking as a way of rebelling and showing independence.
• They think that everyone else is smoking, and that they should, too.
• Tobacco advertising targets teenagers.

3 FACTS ABOUT TOBACCO

• 9 out of 10 smokers start before the age of 18, and 98% start smoking by age 26.
• 200 people under 18 smoke their first cigarette, and approximately 2,100 youth and young adults become daily smokers.
• 1 in 5 adults and teenagers smoke.

You will have the support and encouragement of your health care team
You will feel like you are doing something positive for yourself and your life
You will be able to focus all your energy on moving past cancer