Aleksandr Yu/Shutterstock.com Reading and Notetaking As you listen to your teacher present the information in the chapter, record any comments or questions you may have about the content on a separate sheet of paper or electronically. Then, review your comments and questions with a partner. Try to answer each other’s questions using information your teacher shared and content in the chapter. If you have any questions you cannot answer, discuss them with the rest of the class. Use reliable resources to pursue and verify the answers to your questions. My Comments My Questions Setting the Scene As a high school freshman, you are excited to meet new people and expand your social circle. You have enjoyed hanging out after school with some older students and getting invited to parties with them on the weekends. Some of these older students vape and keep asking you to try it. They say that vaping is not as bad for you as smoking regular cigarettes, but you really do not want to develop an addiction. You remember your uncle smoked cigarettes for years and had a very hard time stopping. Also, some of the older students who vape are always coughing. A few are now even smoking regular cigarettes in addition to vaping. One Saturday night, you walk into a party where two of your new friends are vaping. One of them passes you a vape to try. Thinking Critically 1. What would you do in this situation? Use the decision-making process you learned in Lesson 2.1 to think through the decision you face and the consequences of each alternative. What is the healthiest decision you can make in this situation? 2. If you choose not to vape, what are some strategies you can use to stick with your decision? How can you explain your decision to people who might pressure you? 3. Think about what you can do to advocate for the health of those who choose to vape and pressure others. If you were in this situation, what would you say to your new friends to have a conversation about the consequences of vaping? Click on the activity icon or visit www.g-wlearning.com/health/4255 to access online vocabulary activities using key terms from the chapter. Vaping Is Just a Bad Idea Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. 363