Teens’ Problems Growing Up With Risks:

- Smoking

Subject: English – Level _____

Class: _____

By: (author(s)

Escola Básica do 2º e 3º ciclos ______________

School Year: ____ / ____

Why Do Teens Start Smoking?

They are curious

They want to imitate their role models

They have family and friends who smoke

They search for pleasure and fun

They are rebellious

They lack information about the dangers of smoking

They feel/ look older

≠ Ways of Smoking Tobacco:

Teens prefer:

Cigarettes

Roll-Your-Own...

Many are victims of:

Passive smoking

Smoking reduces the rate of lung growth and increases the risk of heart attack and lung cancer

Respiratory diseases: teenage smokers suffer from shortness of breath more than people who don't smoke

Addiction to nicotine: most young people who smoke regularly continue to smoke all through adulthood

Risk of other drug use

Problems at home and at school

Some Effects on Teens:

How to Help Teens Quit Smoking?

Commands and threats aren’t likely to work. So...

1º -Ask teens what made them start smoking

2º - Encourage them to share their concerns

3º - Set a good example

4º - Help them to make a plan (eg.: set a quit date, hang out with friends who don’t smoke, practice saying no, contact a specialist, consider stop-smoking products, join a support group, learn from mistakes…)