Well let's start with the basics. Cigars and cigarettes have a drug in them called nicotine. Nicotine is a stimulant.
It speeds up your body. We'll talk about stimulants more in the Drug section.
If you smoke you will get more colds and flu. Cilia will stop working. Cilia is hairs that are in the nose that traps
germs from coming into your body. Also when you smoke you have a higher risk of lung cancer. Your risk of lung cancer is
high for the rest of your life. Last, if you smoke it's a great chance that you'll get addicted to nicotine.
Now, let's talk about smokeless tobacco. What is smokeless tobacco you asked? It is tobacco that is not in cigars
or cigarettes but it can be chewed. What's so harmful about smokeless tobacco? Well, smokless tobacco can cause drug dependance,
cancer in the mouth and in the throat. Smokeless tobacco can cause gums to become loose and make your teeth fall out.
Smokeless tobacco can also cause ulcers. Ulcers are a type of stomach disease. The tobacco juice can get into
your stomach and harm you. Smokeless tobacco can cost you your friends and you might not be popular anymore.
