Discuss risks of tobacco use. No form of tobacco is safe. Most people of all ages do not use tobacco. Many people who once used tobacco have quit and are enjoying many benefits. The vast majority of students' peers don't use tobacco, hence there is more peer support not to use tobacco than to use tobacco.
Students brainstorm other effects of tobacco use.
The effects of tobacco include serious health risks, such as lung cancer, emphysema and heart disease, and many other effects . Ask students to write down as many effects of tobacco use as they can think of individually. Divide class into small groups to combine their lists. Some items may belong in more than one category. Ask groups to decide on a code to indicate which category each effect is in and then place the correct codes next to each item on the list.