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If you are smoking regularly you may already be addicted to nicotine. Help is available through the Stop Smoking Service Tel. 0131 537 9914 for more information. You can also speak direct to a G.P or a school nurse. |
| The ‘too young to smoke' photographs shown below were produced by young people from the Bridges Project in response to the raising of the legal age to buy tobacco to 18 in October 2007. | |
| To find out lots of useful information not smoking related check out the ezone page at the Bridges Project www.bridgesproject.org.uk | |
| For information on smoking & general issues check out the young Scot East Lothian website below www.youngscot.org/local/eastlothian | |
| Look at the photos in the 'too young to smoke' exhibition currently touring East Lothian | |
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| If you are over 12 years old you and addicted to nicotine, you can be prescribed nicotine replacement therapy (the patches). Speak to your school nurse or ask at your GP’s reception or local chemist. Advice is confidential. See help page for more information. Musselburgh Grammar School is running a stop smoking group. Speak to your school nurse or guidance teacher if you want to join. | |
| Want to find out more about effects of smoking? Check in with Dr Ann at Teenage Health Freak www.teenagehealthfreak.org/homepage/index.asp | |
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Upload
your photo to see a visual image of the effects of smoking as
you age Scary stuff with Antitobacco youth campaign. This image
could be disturbing! You have been warned. The antitobacco youth
campaign website is produced by & for young people.
www.roycastle.org/atyc |
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| Never
have enough money to go out with your pals? Find out how you’re
your fags are costing you with this on line calculator at http://www.roycastle.org/atyc/qui_lif.php |
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Do you wonder what the tobacco industry say? Do you know what
you’re smoking? To answer these questions & more for
younger children check out ‘kids against smoke’ |
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