How can things such as peer pressure affect teens?
It can cause them to drink and/or smoke.
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What can you use alcohol for?
Many uses - in food, medication, cleaner, etc.
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What can tobacco be used for?
Can be smoked, chewed, and sniffed
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How is drinking dangerous for your health?
It can damage growing teenagers and pre-teens physically and mentally
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How does alcohol affect you physically?
Drinking a lot for a long time damages the heart and could cause a stroke. Liver problems, increases chance of cancer for the mouth, throat and liver.
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How does tobacco affect you physically?
It causes dizziness and headaches as well as staining your teeth and giving you bad breath. Tobacco might give gum disease. Tobacco damages the lungs causes coughing, causes dry skin and wrinkles.
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What are some reasons teens drink or smoke?
To escape from stress, anxiety, etc.
For some excitement in their lives
To be able to rebel without fear
To experiment with it (curiosity)
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Why is alcohol dangerous?
A depressant (slows central nervous system)
Blocks some messages from brain
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Why is tobacco dangerous?
Nicotine makes tobacco addicting
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How does alcohol affect you mentally?
Damages the brain and changes mood and behavior
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How does tobacco affect you mentally?
Tobacco goest the brain very quickly. tobacco can make you nervous anxious,moody and depressed after you smoke.