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| Q.1 Can I work in a convenience store and sell cigarettes if I am only 16? | |||
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| Q.2 I
was charged for smoking on school property and I am under 16. Can I send payment of the fine to the court office? |
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No! If you are under 16 years old, provincial law does not allow the enforcement officer to issue a 'ticket'. The offence must be dealt with by the courts. You will be issued a summons to appear in a specific court at a specific time, date and location. Your parent/guardian will get a copy of the summons, giving them the same information. |
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| Q.3 Why is it against the law for teens to smoke on school property? | |||
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The SFO Act applies to everyone, youth and adults alike. By making school propert smoke-free, the message is clear - Smoking is unhealthy. The SFO Act prohibits smoking and holding lit tobacco products anywhere on school property and in school buildings, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.. |
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| Q.4 If someone gives me a cigarette, have I broken any law? | |||
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No. Possessing or having tobacco is not against the law. However, the person who gave you the cigarette has broken the law by supplying tobacco to someone under 19 and they can be charged. If you give that cigarette to someone who is under 19, you are then breaking the law. It is illegal to give even one cigarette to a person under 19. |
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| Q.5 Isn't smoking sexy? | |||
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Only if you think bad breath, smelly hair, yellow fingers, and coughing are sexy. Advertisements often portray smoking as glamorous,sophisticated and sexy, but think carefully about who created these ads and why. |
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| Q.6 Doesn't smoking help you relax? | |||
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| No. Smoking can actually increase feelings of stress and nervousness. Break the cycle: Use smoke-free strategies to calm your nerves like exercise and talking with your friends. | |||
| Q.7 Isn't smokeless tobacco safer to use than cigarettes? | |||
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No. There is no safe form of tobacco. Smokeless tobacco can cause mouth, cheek, throat, and stomach cancer. Smokeless tobacco users are 50 times more likely to get oral cancer than non-users. Those smokeless tobacco users who don't develop some type of cancer are still likely to have signs of use, like stained teeth, bad breath, and mouth sores.. |
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| Q.8 What can you do to help someone who is using tobacco? | |||
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Be a real friend. Encourage your friend to quit. For more information, call your local public health agency. If your friend has one or more of the following signs, he or she may be regularly using tobacco: |
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