put the cigarette down cj aiken. bad for long- term health smoking is the leading cause of fatal...
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Put the Cigarette Down
CJ Aiken
Bad for long-term health
• Smoking is the leading cause of fatal lung disease
• Can lead to many serious things such as..• Various cancers• Coronary heart disease• Strokes• Reduced blood circulation
Selfish to other peoples health
• When smoking around other people it can be seriously harming them
• Second hand smoke can shorten a persons lifespan
• Adults and children can develop respiratory diseases in children and adults
Second hand smoke often contains more cancer-causing and toxic chemicals than those found in the
smoke a person inhales himself!
90% of all lung cancer deaths in men and 80% in women from smoking
Smell terrible
• Smoking causes your breath to smell like an ashtray
• Smell sticks onto clothing and hair as well
• Even if a person isn’t smoking and is in a place where people are, they will smell like an ashtray themselves
• Teeth turn yellow from smoking
Bad for skin
• Smoking can increase the chance of developing wrinkles on his/her face
• Found that smokers were more commonly found to have face wrinkling than non-smokers
450 of our children under 15 start smoking
each day
CAN’T STOP, WONT STOP
• Smoking is extremely addictive
• Nicotine is a drug which can cause symptoms when trying to quit due to withdraw
• When quitting smoking it often makes those irritable or angry
• Causes headaches and may shake
Soon to be mothers
• Smoking can have harmful effects on unborn children
• Diseases that are developed from the mother due to inhaling the smoke can be passed to baby
Wheezing, shortness of breath, lack of energy, poor concentration….
All from smoking!
Selfish
• When smoking it decreases the years in your life
• Very selfish to purposely harm yourself by choosing to smoke
• Not only are you harming yourself, but also the people around you
Money doesn’t grow on trees
• Cigarettes are extremely expensive
• The price of cigarettes has increased over the year for one simple reason• Smokers will
continue buying them!
On average…$9,900 in five years$19,800 in ten years$39,600 in twenty
yearsspent away on
cigarettes
I can’t taste anything!
• When smoking, it is often found that food does not taste the same as for a non-smoker
• When quitting smoking it is great to taste things again!
443,000 deaths per year due to smoking
Fatal health issues
• 17,400 people die from stroke
• 90,600 die from chronic lung disease
• 86,800 die from Coronary heart disease
• 123,800 die from Lung cancer
• 34,700 die from other cancers
• 84,600 die from other diagnoses
40% of smokers will try to quit this year, only about 7% will succeed
bE smart
Stay safe, don’t smoke!