You are a young person who needs to find out what this tobacco stuff is all about. What are the different forms of tobacco? How are they used? Do they have different harmful effects? What in the different forms? What is nicotine? Why should you encourage your friends never to start smoking?
Canadian provincial website - Lung Association of Saskatchewan http://www.sk.lung.ca/content.cfm?edit_realword=why
American Lung Association http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=22938
European Lung Association http://www.european-lung-foundation.org/index.php?id=120
Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids http://tobaccofreekids.org/
PBS Kids - Smoking: Peer Pressure http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/body/smoking/article4.html
Take a look in your Textbook - Teen Health - Course 2 Also check out other web sites (remember to keep track of where you got your information.) Try the library for magazines or other books.\ Interview a professional.