Just the facts
Take
a lesson from this tobacco fact sheet
Did you know...
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. . that
"Old Joe," the cartoon camel who used to advertise Camel cigarettes, is
as familiar to children aged 3 to 6 years as Mickey Mouse? Ninety-one percent of 6-year-old
children know the Camel's name and are able to link him with cigarettes.
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. . that
you can make a decision today that will affect the rest of your life? If you stay
away from tobacco during your teens, you can stay tobacco-free forever.
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. . that
there are 4,000 chemicals in tobacco smoke? You might know a few. Tobacco smoke contains
ammonia, a toilet cleaner; formaldehyde, used to preserve dead things; and arsenic,
poison used to kill rats.
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. . that
90 percent of new smokers are children and teens?
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. . that
if you've felt pressure to try tobacco, you're not alone? Almost all teens will at
some time feel pressured to try tobacco.
If you think that smoking won't have an effect on you, think again. Young people develop a tolerance for, and become dependent on, nicotine as quickly as adults, and young people have just as hard a time quitting.
Don't Buy the Lie!