Christie Withrow

July 12, 2009

Slm521-Audio on the Web-Elective #8

Girls Don’t Smoke!

A drop in for pre-teen girls to discourage smoking

1. Did you know that over 5 million children will die at an early age because of a decision to start smoking as an adolescent?

2. Did you know that smoking causes cancer, emphysema, strokes, and heart and lung diseases?

According to a 2006 Washington Post article, more young women than men started using marijuana, alcohol and cigarettes and suffer more serious health consequences as a result.

Activity: Make a list of ten “excuses” you can say when someone asks you to smoke. Write them down in a journal and keep it to refer to in your years to come. You’ll be glad you did! The first two are done for you.

1. “No thanks, I don’t want my teeth to turn yellow!”

2. “No thanks, my lungs get enough pollution as it is!”

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Don’t end your life too soon, there’s so much to live for! Say no to tobacco and cigarettes!