This Thursday, November 19th is the Great American Smokeout. Ms. Davis, our school's Student Assistance Counselor, will be joining us for Language Arts class tomorrow to share important information about the effects of smoking and the financial cost as well.
Though cigarette smoking has decreased since 1970 as you can see in the
Washington Post infographic below, there is still lots of quitting to be done.
In addition to the health problems that smoking causes, there are economic factors that should make people think twice about lighting up. Here is a
graph from the CDC that shows the trends in cigarette prices over the years. And
here is an article/chart from The Motley Fool that shows the cost of a pack a day in each state.
Many of you were upset and concerned about Papa's smoking habit in
The Circuit, so this will be your chance to address Papa and let him know your worries and some startling facts. Hopefully we'll be able to share some of your letters here on the blog!
