The Harmful effects of Smoking

1. How smoking harms you
2.  Data/ statistics about smoking harming affects
3. Percentage of teens smoke
4. How can you promote non-smoking
5. Picture
6. Promise to never smoke

One in two smokers will die of a smoking-related disease. People who smoke are more likely to have a stroke than some who does not smoke. Your lungs can be badly affected by smoking. Smoking can can cause your bones to become weak and brittle. Smoking also reduces the amount of oxygen that gets to your skin. 

Smoking increases your risk of having a stroke by at least 50%. Smoking causes 84% of deaths from lung cancer and 83% of of deaths from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. More than 93% oropharangeal cancers(cancer in the part of your throat) are caused by smoking. 

Nearly 23 percent of high school students use tobacco products, and more than 90 percent of those teens smoke cigarettes, cigars, hookahs or pipes, according to the report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 

Tobacco Use* Among High School Students in 20165

Tobacco Product	Overall	Females	Males
Any tobacco product†	20.2%	17.0%	23.5%
Electronic cigarettes	11.3%	9.5%	13.1%
Cigarettes	8.0%	6.9%	9.1%
Cigars	7.7%	5.6%	9.0%
Smokeless tobacco	5.8%	3.3%	8.3%
Hookahs	4.8%	5.1%	4.5%
Pipe tobacco	1.4%	0.9%	1.8%
Bidis	0.5%	0.3%	0.7%

Smoking is an unhealthy habit, not only for the person who smokes but also for the people around them. It’s important to keep these messages positive. Remind them of their own loved ones (children, grandchildren, husband/wife, valued friends) and how important they are to the people around them. Make the quitting process as easy as possible for your loved one.

I promise to be a CTR person. I will not smoke ever. I will nourish my body, mind, and spirit. I will never smoke even when I am pressured  to. I will never treat my body so harsh just because I am a smoker.