WELCOME!!~

This is a website focusing on our health assignment, please read the information and our opinions (which are under the pictures) and clearly and understand what will happen to you if you smoke.        

TOP 5 REASONS WHY NOT TO SMOKE:

1. Cigarettes contain many unhealthy and addictive substances (i.e. tobacco) that can cause diseases such as cancer or stroke.

2. You may be harming you family and friends through second-hand smoke.

3.You shorten your life expectancy.

4. If you smoke, it could be very harmful to your next kin.

5. You are causing yourself pain and missing out on fun activities that you could be particpating in.

5 MOST COMMON REASONS WHY PEOPLE SMOKE:

1. Peer Pressure- Peers convince others that smoking is 'COOL'.

2. Parents- People see their parents smoking, so they follow them.

3. Parents- Parents convince their children smoking does not affect their health.

4. School- Teachers may not teacher students about healty living, leading to students not understanding the dangers of smoking.

5. Media- The media may show TV programs with the lead character who smokes (i.e. Popeye). Some fans may not know the consquences of smoking and use the character as a role model.

SOME PEOPLE THINK THEY'RE SO  (cool) BECAUSE THEY SMOKE BUT THAT, MY FRIEND, IS TOOOOTALLY WRONG!!!

    WHEN YOU GET OLDER THINK ABOUT WHAT ME AND RACHEL HAVE TOLD YOU AND STAY IN A SMOKE- FREE ZONE OR ELSE YOU MIGHT GET SECOND HAND SMOKE!!!  AND ALSO REMEMBER..... DON'T EVER SMOKE IN YOUR WHOLE LIFE, DON'T SMOKE IF YOUR FRIENDS SMOKE AND SAY THAT YOUR CHICKEN BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT TO SMOKE.BUT REMEMBER THEIR THE ONES THAT ARE GOING TO DIE EARLIER THEN YOU WOULD, SO REMEMBER WHAT WE SAID........... DON'T SMOKE!!

Definitions:

1. Smoking means....the vaporous system made up of small particles of carbonaceous matter in the air, resulting mainly from the burning of organic material, such as wood or coal.

2. Cigarette means....a small roll of finely cut tobacco for smoking, enclosed in a wrapper of thin paper.

**VISIT THIS WEBSITE AGAIN IF YOU CAN WHEN YOU GET OLDER AND REMEMBER WHAT WE SAID TO YOU.**

Thank you for going on to this website!  We hope you learned something!

 THIS WEBSITE WAS MADE BY: 

RACHEL AND KAREN        

Boxwood Public School