Module 2 No DrugsSection Ⅰ Introduction & Reading Pre-reading

　　Some facts about smoking

　　1．Quitting smoking at the age of 65 or older reduces by nearly half a person's risk of dying from a smoking­related disease.

　　2．The risk of dying from lung cancer is about 12 times higher among women who smoke cigarettescompared with women who never smoke.

　　3．Unlike many other health conditions or diseases, you have the ability to prevent yourself from suffering from smoking­related illnesses or deaths. The benefits of not smoking start after a few days of quitting.

　　4．Women who smoke have more heart attacks, cancers and lung problems.

　　5．Teens who smoke are more likely than teens who don't smoke to use alcohol and drugs. Smokingisalso related to some other risky behaviours, such as fighting and lying.

　　6．The three leading smoking­related causes of death in women are lung cancer, heart disease and chronic (慢性的) lung disease.

　　7．Second­hand smoke causesup to300,000 lung infections (感染) in infants (婴幼儿) and young children every year.

　　8．Second­hand smoke causes coughing, colds and asthma (哮喘) attacks.

From the above we can know how harmful it is to smoke. But do you know taking drugs is very harmful as well? And I think you'll believe me after learning this