To Smoke Or Not To Smoke

Did you know every smoke you have will make your life 11 minutes shorter?

Over 5,000 New Zealanders die from smoking each year.

I think it is scary because some teens only smoke because they think they will get skinnier and others smoke because their friends have given them one so they start and then they can not stop. 

Smoking can get really serious. I have got one thing to say, stop before you start. Instead of getting skinnier you only get lung cancer which you can die from. 

Almost 15 billion cigarettes are smoked world wide every day and we all want this to go down so less cigarettes are smoked each day. Pretty much 90% of adult smokers started when they were kids.

Why you do not want to smoke? One reason is because it is poisonous.  Each cigarette has a lot of poisonous chemicals which taste horrible. Your body tries to get rid of the poison by making you feel sick.

I know you are thinking if it tastes really bad why don’t they stop?

It’s very hard to stop smoking!

One of the chemicals in cigarettes is called nicotine. Nicotine is a very addictive drug which makes it hard to stop smoking. When you are smoking the levels of nicotine in your body starts to drop which makes you want another one.

Smoking also kills!

Smoking damages your lungs which makes it harder for you to run and play sports with your friends. It also makes you more likely to catch coughs and colds or suffer with asthma.

Worst of all, smoking increases your chances of getting cancer and other horrible diseases which can kill you.

Before I finish this speech I just want to say,“Stop before you start and if you have started stop now and call someone to help you through it.

Thank you