If you never start, you'll never have to quit.

Kids who use tobacco:

• Cough and have asthma attacks more often.
  
• Develop more frequent and serious breathing problems.
  
• Have poorer athletic performances and endurance.
  
• Are more likely to use alcohol and other drugs such as marijuana.
  
• Can become addicted in as little as 3 cigarettes.
  

Take a stand at home - early and often

• Parents are the greatest role models.
  
• Talk directly to kids about the risks of tobacco use. Talk about ways to 'say no' and the people they may know that use tobacco products.
  
• If you use tobacco, you can still make a difference. Try not to smoke or chew around your kids, and keep your tobacco products, lighters, and ashtrays out of sight and out of reach.