The Side Effects of Smoking

Smoking can wreck your lungs and reduce oxygen available for muscles used during sports.
Smokers run slower and can't run as far, affecting overall athletic performance.
Tobacco smoke can make your hair and clothes stink.
Tobacco stains your teeth yellow and gives you bad breath.
Short-term use of spit tobacco can cause cracked lips, white spots, sores, and bleeding in the mouth.
Surgery to remove oral cancers caused by tobacco use can lead to serious changes in the face. Sean Marcee, a high school star athlete who used spit tobacco, died of oral cancer when he was 19 years old.
Despite all the tobacco use on TV and in movies, music videos, billboards and magazines - most teens, adults, and athletes DON'T use tobacco.
Don't waste (burn) money on tobacco. Spend it on CD's, clothes, computer games, and movies.