• Smoking can cause things like cancer and heart disease, symptoms may start to develop as soon as you smoke your first cigarette-- no matter how young you are.
  
• Smoking can cause shortness of breath, coughing, nausea, dizziness, and 'phlegm production.'
  
• Nicotine produces more adrenaline, increased blood pressure, speeds up the heart rate, constricts blood vessels, inhibits urination, irritates the mouth and throat, and dulls the taste buds.
  
• Nicotine causes dependence in three ways:

(1) provides string sensation of pleasure

(2) leads to severe discomfort during withdrawal

(3) stimulates cravings when withdrawal is done

• Symptoms are less severe in those who quit gradually than those who quit all at once.
  
• Two or three of the following nicotine withdrawal symptoms will develop when you reduce heavy or prolonged nicotine use:

- sweating or rapid pulse

- increased hand tremor

- insomnia

- nausea or vomiting

- physical agitation

- anxiety

- auditory hallucinations or illusions

- gradual seizures

• According to the Surgeon General, symptoms like wheezing and coughing have been found in kids who smoke just one cigarette a week.
  
• Kids who smoke are 3 times more likely to use alcohol.
  
• They're 8 times more likely to smoke marijuana, and 22 times more likely to use cocaine.
  
• Smoking has many health effects ( far to many to list) check out The Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids webpage to find out more.

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