To
HOW
TO SAY NO TO SMOKING
Donot get trapped you won't get a chance to enjoy your
Nicotine narrows your blood vessels and puts added strain on your
heart.Smoking can wreck lungs and reduce oxygen available for muscles
used during sports.Smokers suffer shortness of breath (gasp!) almost 3
times more often than nonsmokers.Smokers run slower and cannot run as
far, affecting overall athletic performance.Cigars and spit tobacco are
NOT safe alternatives so every time someone wants to lead you into
smoking say no because you have a life to enjoy
Tobacco and Personal Appearance
Tobacco smoke can make hair and clothes stink.Tobacco stains
teeth and causes bad breath.Short-term use of spit tobacco can cause
cracked lips, white spots, sores, and bleeding in the mouth.Surgery to
remove oral cancers caused by tobacco use can lead to serious changes in
the face.
S0. . .Know the truth. Despite all the tobacco use on TV and
in movies, music videos, billboards and magazines , most teens, adults,
and athletes DONOT use tobacco.Make friends, develop athletic skills,
control weight, be independent, be cool ... play sports.Donot
waste (burn) money on tobacco. Spend it on CD’s, clothes, computer
games, and movies.Get involved: make your team, school, and home
tobacco-free; teach others; join community efforts to prevent tobacco
use.
Let
your parents help you,talk to them if anyone or a friend is trying to
lead you into smoking
Parents—Help Keep Your Children to be Tobacco-Free because
Children who use tobacco may Cough and have asthma attacks more
often and develop respiratory problems leading to more sick days, more
doctor bills, and poorer athletic performance.Be more likely to use
alcohol and other drugs such as cocaine and marijuana.They may become
addicted to tobacco and find it extremely hard to quit.Spit tobacco and
cigars are not safe alternatives to cigarettes; low-tar and
additive-free cigarettes are not safe either.Tobacco use is the single
most preventable cause of death in the Uganda causing heart disease,
cancers, and strokes.Please say no to smoking
Take a Stand at Home, Early and Often
Despite the impact of movies, music, and TV, parents can be
the GREATEST INFLUENCE in their childrens’ lives.
Talk directly to children about the risks of tobacco use; if
friends or relatives died from tobacco-related illnesses, let your
children know.
If you use tobacco, you can still make a difference. Your best
move, of course, is to try to quit. Meanwhile, donot use tobacco in your
children’s presence, donot offer it to them, and donot leave it where
they can easily get it.
Start the dialog about tobacco use at age 5 or 6 and continue
through their high school years. Many kids start using tobacco by age
11, and many are addicted by age 14.
Know if your kids’ friends use tobacco. Talk about ways to refuse
tobacco.
Discuss with kids the false glamorization of tobacco on billboards,
and other media, such as movies, TV, and magazines.
Remember it is illegal to sell cigarettes or other tobacco
products to minors under age 18.
Store clerks are required by law to ask young adults for proof of
age -- and enforcement has sometimes included "compliance checks" in
which government-employed minors (under adult supervision) attempt to
buy tobacco products. Putting more programs into action to
persuade young people not to smoke. These will include school-based
education, media campaigns, and youth community action. Third, it's
important to realize that reducing adult smoking can also help reduce
teen-age smoking so adults should try and also say no to smoking as much
as they can.Parents keep your home smoke-free to
prevent the teen-agers from smoking.
Avoid Peer Pressure and build a High Self Esteem.
This goes especially to the youth and adults ,avoid
peer pressure,have friends who won't lead you into smoking ,build a high
self esteem for your self and around your self,know that your
cool,smart,pretty,handsome ,beautiful even without smoking ,have some
good pride around your self.Go to parties were you know people will not
smoke with friends who are principled so that you become principled
to,if you ever said you will never smoke while you
were growing up,then keep your promise and stand your ground no
matter what people say .Love who you are and don't let anyone mess with
the person you are.Donot believe advertisements because they are telling
you a lie ,they wish there products tobe bought so they cannot inform
you about
Thank you for visiting this page hope
it has been of much help to you,please let me know if you have any other
ideas on how one can say know to smoking by contacting me using my email
address.