Tobacco is a great way to lose your smile, your teeth and any chace of making a good first impression.

Yellow. Nice to meet you.
Yellow. Nice to meet you.

Pucker up! Smoking and chewing tobacco stain teeth, rot gums and give you some seriously stanky breath. Oh yeah, and chew can cause sores in your mouth that turn into cancer. Nasty.

Don't be fooled: there is no safe cigarette
Don't be fooled: there is no safe cigarette

IT’S SCARY HOW ADDICTING CIGS CAN BE.

Smoking turns your lungs black
Smoking turns your lungs black

Smoke burns your lungs, screws with your sports skills and causes a hacking cough that doesn’t go away. And if you keep using tobacco, you’re way more likely to get cancer. It’s a nasty (and deadly) habit. Never start.

Every year 12,000 kids lose their mothers to tobacco-related disease
Cigarette smoke has the same toxic chemical found in gasoline
Cigarette smoke has the same toxic chemical found in gasoline

You wouldn’t drink gasoline, so why would you smoke a cigarette? Cig smoke contains more than 4,000 dangerous chemicals.Think rat poison, cat pee and lighter fluid – even the same stuff as the gasoline you put in your car. Never smoke. It’s a good way to keep the nasty out of your mouth.

Using a toothbrush that fell in the toilet is nasty, but it won't kill you. Cigarettes will. Cigs kill 500,000 people a year.
Using a toothbrush that fell in the toilet is nasty, but it won't kill you. Cigarettes will. Cigs kill 500,000 people a year.
Ripping one in class is nasty, but it won't kill you. Cigarettes will. Cigs kill 500,000 people a year.
Ripping one in class is nasty, but it won't kill you. Cigarettes will. Cigs kill 500,000 people a year.
Arsenic is the poison they use to kill rats. Cigarettes have it too.
Laughing so hard you pee your pants is nasty, but it won't kill you. Cigarettes will. Cigs kill 500,000 people a year.
Laughing so hard you pee your pants is nasty, but it won't kill you. Cigarettes will. Cigs kill 500,000 people a year.
E-cigarettes are just as addictive as cigarettes
E-cigarettes are just as addictive as cigarettes
Cigarette smoke contains the same ingredient that people use to kill rats
Cigarette smoke contains the same ingredient that people use to kill rats

It kills rats, so what does it do to you? Cigarettes contain more than 4,000 dangerous chemicals including arsenic, formaldehyde and the stuff that’s in lighter fluid and dog poop. Keep cigarettes and their nasty ingredients out of your mouth.

Tobacco use can lead to more zits. Nobody wants that.

Well that's zitty
Well that's zitty

As if being young isn’t hard enough, smoking can cause some seriously bad breakouts. Tobacco also can lead to skin rashes and early wrinkles. Oh and it turns your fingers a gross shade of yellow.

Cigarette smoke contains the same stuff found in nail polish remover
1 in 3 youth smokers will die from a tobacco-related disease.
1 in 3 youth smokers will die from a tobacco-related disease.

YOU’RE NOT JUST INHALING WATER VAPOR.

Learn more about the nasty ingredients in chewing tobacco.

Tobacco chew contains formaldehyde
Cigarettes have the same stuff as cat pee in them
Cigarettes have the same stuff as cat pee in them

Cat pee is gross, but compared to some of the 4,000 toxic chemicals in cigarette smoke, it doesn’t seem that bad. Cigarette smoke contains arsenic, formaldehyde and lots of other totally nasty ingredients that cause cancer, lung disease, heart problems and more.

Tobacco is the kiss of death
Tobacco is the kiss of death
Cigarette smoke contains the same chemical that's in rat poison
Cigarette smoke contains the same chemical that's in rat poison

If you think that dip you take after practice is NBD, think again.

28 cancer causing chemicals have been found in smokeless tobacco products.
28 cancer causing chemicals have been found in smokeless tobacco products.
You get double the matches if you're not smoking in your dating profile pic
Tobacco smoke ruins your skin and makes you look old
The same gas dog poop is an ingredient in cigarette smoke
The same gas dog poop is an ingredient in cigarette smoke

The same gas found in dog poop is just one of 4,000 nasty ingredients in cigarette smoke. Don’t put either in your mouth.

The addiction is real.

Teens who vape are 4x more likely to smoke traditional cigarettes within a year.
Teens who vape are 4x more likely to smoke traditional cigarettes within a year.

NICE TRY.

Chewing tobacco contains dozens of toxins and poisons
Chewing tobacco contains dozens of toxins and poisons

Smell yeah. Cigarettes make your breath, your clothes, your hair and your fingers smell like an ash tray. Gross!

Does smoking make me stink?
Does smoking make me stink?

Smell yeah. Your breath, clothes, hair and fingers all smell like an ash tray. Gross!

Cigarette smoke is like a toxic waste dump in your mouth
Cigarette smoke is like a toxic waste dump in your mouth
Hookahs produce smoke that is just as toxic as cigarette smoke
Hookahs produce smoke that is just as toxic as cigarette smoke
Cigarette smoke contains the same chemical that's in toilet cleaner
Cigarette smoke contains the same chemical that's in toilet cleaner
Bella Barfbag: Barfing in your own mouth is nasty, but it won't kill you. Cigarettes will.
Bella Barfbag: Barfing in your own mouth is nasty, but it won't kill you. Cigarettes will.
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