…and why it’s such a bad habit!

We were lucky enough to have the lovely Mrs Lisa Ashby visit us from Smoking Matters (Scotland’s initiative against smoking) to have a chat with the P4-7 pupils about the health concerns that come with smoking and all the dangers that surround it!

We played some true or false games and our faces turn to absolute horror when we realised some of the very real facts associated with smoking. The average person takes 17-20 years to quit smoking – we couldn’t believe our ears!

We got to witness Professor Scott and Professor Ruth dawn their lab coats and safety gear to conduct an experiment looking at all the dangerous chemicals that are in tobacco. Did you know there is around 4800 different chemicals in tobacco!?

As well as that, Mrs Ashby used her technology to give Robin and Miley a glimpse into the future if they were ever to take up the bad habit and you can see the horror and shock on their faces when they got the big reveal.

Hearing about some of the health concerns to do with smoking really sends some shivers down your spine; hairy tongues and black teeth!? As well as the long term affects on your lung health with all that tar. Hopefully this taught the boys and girls the real danger of taking up such a habit and why they should be participating and backing NHS Scotland’s goal to be a smoke free country by 2034!

If you know anybody who smokes, try and encourage them to jump on the bandwagon!

In the meantime – here are some photos of the boys and girls getting stuck into their experiments…