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Over 70 per cent of teens say that having friends who smoke and/or peer pressure is the number one reason for starting to smoke.

Yet many of them can’t quit because the nicotine is so addictive.

So how can we avoid it the first place?

How to Deal with Peer Pressure?

Have you ever been offered a cigarette and didn’t know what to say?

Here are ways to say “no” to a cigarette but at the same time keeping your cool. Try to choose one, keep it the same, and say it with confidence.

NO THANKS

• I want to try out for a sports team.
• My coach won’t let me or I’ll be cut.
• My parents would freak if they found out I smoked.
• My (family member) died from tobacco use.
• My boyfriend/girlfriend can’t stand the smell.
• Sorry, I have to go now.

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