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WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL W hat ’ s the big deal about smoking ? Lots of my friends do it. Did you know that about 80% of teens in the United States don’t smoke? They’ve made a healthy choice. Photo Source: www.dosomething.org/ Think about this. McDonald’s We support preventative education for our KIDS and Community! 509-489-5531 3123 East Bridgeport • Spokane, WA • One third of all new smokers will eventually die younger than normal of smoking-related diseases. • And nearly 90% of all smokers started when they were teens. This is what smoking does to your body Photo Source: dian.com www.theguar • Carbon monoxide in tobacco smoke takes oxygen from your body while many cancer-causing chemicals go in. • Your teeth and nails turn yellow and disgusting and your breath stinks. 745 North Idahline Road - Post Falls, ID 208-773-2289 “We are proud to help Salvage our youth from the grips of addiction.” “We proudly support a drug free community!” • You cannot taste or smell things very well. • Nicotine, the main drug in tobacco, causes your heart to beat faster and work less effectively. Nicotine is highly addictive. Photo Source: hromedia.com Athletes who smoke can never reach the peak of their natural ability or do as well as nonsmoking athletes because their bodies get less oxygen. This is why coaches tell athletes never to smoke. Tobacco can kill 208-773-3885 3621 West Riverbend • Post Falls, ID Each time you take a puff on a cigarette, you inhale 400 toxic chemicals like • Nicotine (A drop of pure nicotine can kill.) Photo Source: kolektiv.me • Cyanide (a deadly poison) 208-777-1542 102 W. 11th Ave. - Suite C • Benzene (used in making paints, dyes, and plastics) • Formaldehyde (used to preserve dead bodies) • Acetylene (fuel used in torches) Kids, keep that bright SMILE by saying NO to drugs and remaining College bound! 10 • Ammonia (used in fertilizers) • Carbon monoxide (a poisonous gas) | Idaho Spring/Summer 2014 | abusemagazine.org Source: http://www.healthychildren.org/English/health-issues/conditions/tobacco/pages/Teens-and-Smoking.aspx