: To Smoke or Not To Smoke?
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Approach:  One to one Level: Year 8 
Focus: Peer pressure. 
Resources: Picture.
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Questions/instructions:

We all make our own choices.
There are reasons why young people choose to smoke cigarettes.

% responses
y8
1. Tell me why you think young people might choose to smoke.  
Reasons:
influence of significant role models (including parents)
26
peer pressure
63
self-image (look cool)
77
good physical feelings
20
addiction
10
ignore or don’t believe reports of negative effects
5
to control weight
1
to experiment/try it
10
Look at this picture.

Show picture.		  
Sometimes our friends can pressure us to do things we really don’t want to do.

2. What could you do or say to your friends if they tried to get you to smoke cigarettes. Tell me what you could do or say to them.		  
Choice made:



accept
2
ignore/avoid
3
say no
59
criticise
3
other or multiple responses
33
Reasons given:
aesthetic reasons (e.g. appearance, smell)
2
health consequences for smoker
39
health consequences for others
9
cost
2
addictive effects
3
Total score:
5–7
6
4
16
3
28
2
35
0–1
15
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