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Quit Smoking-Together We Can Do It!
Students explore how tobacco threatens the health of smokers and non-smokers. They research smoking and second hand smoke using the Internet. Students create a Quit Smoking brochure. They present a computer slide show to describe how...
American Heart Association
American Heart Association: Smoking & Cardiovascular Disease (Heart Disease)
Learn the risks of smoking and how it causes cardiovascular disease. The article includes the risks and health effects of smoking, information on secondhand smoke, and resources and tools for kicking the habit.
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Action on Smoking and Health: Information and Resources
Find out about the health implications of cigarette use and other tobacco-related research. Includes smoking fact sheets, current statistics of tobacco use, legal information, visual resources, and details about the tobacco industry.
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Action on Smoking and Health
Established as a campaign to eliminate the epidemic of smoking, the Action on Smoking and Health aims to develop awareness about the use of tobacco, and reduce tobacco related diseases.
PBS
Pbs Kids: It's My Life: Body: Smoking: The Smoking Scene
Get the facts straight about the hazards of smoking. Take interactive quizzes, participate in virtual teen surveys, and read answers to current questions about tobacco use.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: How Do Cigarettes Affect the Body?
Krishna Sudhir details what happens when we smoke and when we quit.
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On Science: Addicting Kids to Nicotine
Summarizing research found at the Mayo Clinic, this article explains why kids, who have only smoked a few cigarettes, "experience the same symptoms of nicotine addiction as adults who smoke heavily." Learn about how nicotine affects the...
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University of Iowa Health Care: Smoking: Tips on How to Quit
A resource to help people stop smoking. Includes the benefits to quitting smoking as well as the keys to success.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Fumar Y El Asma
Smoke can cause asthma flare-ups to occur more often. Read this article to find out why. In Spanish.