How To Say "No"

There are many methods of saying no to cigarettes and tobacco. Many are the same way you might say no to a possible date or going to a friend’s house if you have something else to do. This is your decision, no one can make you smoke or use smokeless tobacco products.

Be direct and to the point: “No, thanks, I don’t smoke.” “No thanks, I don’t do that.”
Be funny and light: “No thanks, I just washed my hair.” “No thanks, yellow teeth clash with my smile.”
If pressured further, turn the tables: “Do you think lung/mouth cancer is cool?” Or don’t stick around to be pressured. Just politely turn and walk away after saying no.
In Sports: Just remember this – you’ll play sports better when you don’t have cancer of the mouth and can breathe
If you feel you are being threatened to do it or else, go straight to the nearest adult

Tobacco

13% of 6th grade students in Benton County have tried cigarettes at least once
Over 177,000 kids are exposed to second hand smoke
23.5% of adults smoke in Arkansas
390 to 700 people die each year in Arkansas from someone else’s smoke
Being around secondhand smoke for two hours is like smoking four cigarettes
Kids who have parents who smoke are 3.3 times more likely to start smoking themselves.