Many underage youths (actually all the people out there) are smoking nowadays and enjoys it, without even being aware of the harmful effects of smoking and its consequences, and how it will affect their future and oneself. Therefore, iKnow is here to control and stop your hungry desires for smoking!

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You will have to encourage and motivate yourself not to smoke. Set a dateline and on that deadline, do not smoke. chew gum or munch on snacks or sweets to curb your cravings. But remember, you are halfway there!

-Josias
Smoking is very bad. Smoking harms your body and this ain't even cool at all. Smoking is just like paying to kill yourself. You buy the cigarettes and use alot of $$$, and eventually, you will contract dirty diseases and who knows what will happen...(You know what I mean right) :x Money can be used to be bought for other amazing stuffs like birthday presents and even games and expensive chocolates!!!:) You can also go to cool places like Disneyland and Universal Studios ya' know ;) Think positively in life and not kill yourself with smoking. Life has only one chance so treasure it!!! :D

-YangYao
Personally, I think that smoking is so not awesome! It can cause you to contract harmful diseases like lung cancer and your teeth will decay :s ewwww oh my god it's so gross :x Smoking also causes you to waste your money you know. When you buy a cigarette packet, you pay for it. After smoking on a bud, you dispense it. After smoking on all the buds, you throw the empty packet. Then, your money is gone. Furthermore, you spend money to buy cigarettes,  throw them after use, and at the same time, your body health is worsening. Don't you find it wasteful?

-YangYao
A lot of people put off quitting smoking, thinking that they'll do it when the time is right. Only 5% of teens think they will still be smoking in 5 years. Actually, about 75% of them are still smoking more than five years later. If you smoke, it will never seem like the right time to quit and quitting will never be easy. The longer you smoke, the harder it will be to stop and the more damage you will do to your body. Here are some reasons to quit sooner rather than later:

• Most teens would rather date a non-smoker.
• You'll save money if you quit smoking. A pack of cigarettes costs about $5.00(S$10). Even if you only smoke a couple packs a week, you're spending about $40(S$80) per month and $480($960) per year on smoking. Think of all the other things you could use that money for.
• You only have one pair of lungs. Any damage you do to them now will be with you for the rest of your life.
• The longer you smoke, the better your chances are of dying from it. One out of 3 smokers die from smoking and many more become very sick. Think about your friends who smoke. 1/3 of them will die from smoking if none of you quit

Many people are afraid to quit smoking because they think they will gain weight. In reality, many do gain a little but not enough to change how they look. People don't gain weight because they stop smoking. They gain weight because they start eating more. Often, people confuse the feeling of craving nicotine with hunger and eat to try to make this uncomfortable feeling go away. Smokers are also used to having something in their hands and in their mouth, so they may pick up food to replace holding a cigarette. To keep from gaining weight, try these things:

• Drink sips of water instead of eating when you feel uncomfortable.
• Eat carrot or celery sticks or other healthy, low calorie foods.
• Exercise. This will also help take your mind off smoking and make you healthier.
• Keep busy. You will be less likely to eat when you're not really hungry if you are doing other things.

Why Should I Stop Smoking If I'm Not Addicted?


Many people don't realize they are addicted to smoking. They think they can easily quit any time they want. But when they try, they forget it is extremely difficult. Unfortunately, it is very easy to get addicted. Cigarettes are just as addictive as cocaine or heroin. Even if you only smoke one or two cigarettes a day and even if you've never bought a pack of cigarettes yourself, you are at risk. Stressful situations or hanging out with friends who smoke might cause you to smoke more and become addicted. Try going a whole week without smoking at all. If you find this difficult, you are probably addicted to cigarettes.


-YangYao
Do You Think That Smoking Is A Sign That You Can Do What You Want? That You Are In Control Of Your Life?

Think about it this way: When you decide to start smoking, you are doing exactly what tobacco companies want you to do. They spend millions of dollars every year on advertising to try to get new people, especially teens, to smoke. Once they have you hooked, THEY are controlling YOU. You are forced to buy their products in order to support your addiction. Do you really want a big corporation controlling your life and telling you how to spend your money?


-YangYao.
Many teens like the feeling that smoking gives them. This good feeling is from the nicotine in the cigarettes. Some teens think smoking will help them lose weight or stay thin. Many teens also feel like smoking gives them a sense of freedom and independence, and some smoke to feel more comfortable in social situations. If this sounds like you, you should stop and think about whether the things you like about smoking are really worth the risks.

• Nicotine can make you feel good, but is feeling good (a feeling you can also get from healthy activities like playing sports) really worth all the bad things cigarettes do to you? If you smoke, you'll get sick more often. You also have the chance of getting lung cancer or emphysema, which will make you really sick for a long time before you die. If you are very sick, that good feeling from nicotine won't seem so important anymore.
• Smoking doesn't really help people lose weight. If that were true, every smoker would be thin.
• Smoking lowers your hormone levels.

Every time you inhale smoke from a cigarette, you kill some of the air sacks in your lungs, called alveoli. These air sacks are where the oxygen that you breathe in is transferred into your blood. Alveoli don't grow back, so when you destroy them, you have permanently destroyed part of your lungs. This means that you won't do as well in activities where breathing is important, like sports, dancing, or singing.
Smoking paralyzes the cilia that line your lungs. Cilia are little hairlike structures that move back and forth to sweep particles out of your lungs. When you smoke, the cilia can't move and can't do their job. So dust, pollen, and other things that you inhale sit in your lungs and build up. Also, there are a lot of particles in smoke that get into your lungs. Since your cilia are paralyzed because of the smoke and can't clean them out, the particles sit in your lungs and form tar.

Source of information: http://www.youngwomenshealth.org/smokeinfo.html :)

-YangYao



Don't smoke :O You will suffer its consequences if  smoke for long. You can contract harmful diseases even like cancer. Wouldn't you not want to see your loved ones cry for you? And wouldn't you want them to be happy for you. Think again. Smoke or not Smoke? -YangYao


As you might imagine, even small amounts of the poisonous chemicals in cigarettes can do bad things to your body. Here are some facts about what smoking cigarettes does to you:

• Smoking makes you smell bad, gives you wrinkles, stains your teeth, and gives you bad breath.
• Smokers get 3 times more cavities than non-smokers.
• Smoking lowers your hormone levels.
• When smokers catch a cold, they are more likely than non-smokers to have a cough that lasts a long time. They are also more likely than non-smokers to get bronchitis and pneumonia.
• Teen smokers have smaller lungs and a weaker heart than teen non-smokers. They also get sick more often than teens who don't smoke.

Everyone knows that smoking can cause cancer when you get older, but did you know that it also has bad effects on your body right now? A cigarette contains about 4000 chemicals, many of which are poisonous. Some of the worst ones are:

• Nicotine: a deadly poison
• Arsenic: used in rat poison
• Methane: a component of rocket fuel
• Ammonia: found in floor cleaner
• Cadmium: used in batteries
• Carbon Monoxide: part of car exhaust
• Formaldehyde: used to preserve body tissue
• Butane: lighter fluid
• Hydrogen Cyanide: the poison used in gas chambers

Every time you inhale smoke from a cigarette, small amounts of these chemicals get into your blood through your lungs. They travel to all the parts of your body and cause harm.

Source of Information: http://www.youngwomenshealth.org/smokeinfo.html :)

-YangYao