Living tobacco free means not smoking cigarettes, cigars, pipe or chewing tobacco. There are over 4000 substances in tobacco that are dangerous for your heart, arteries, veins and lungs. One of those dangerous substances found in cigarettes is Nicotine. Nicotine is a poisonous drug that causes people to become addicted to smoking so they will want to smoke more. Once you start smoking it is often very difficult to quit because your body wants more of the nicotine.

Six Reasons Not To Smoke:

• Your clothes, breath and hair stink when you smoke.
• People who smoke have a hard time breathing and are not as good at sports.
• Smoking turns your teeth yellow.
• Smoking leads to heart disease and cancer of the lungs, throat and mouth.
• When you smoke you have fewer friends.
• Smoking narrows your blood vessels and makes the heart work harder.