SMOKING

MELISSA KARADAG

DEADLY FACTS:

• Smoking is the largest cause of preventable death in the world.

• 90% of lung cancer patients developed their disease because of smoking.

• Smoking also raises the risk of cancer recurrences (the cancer coming back)

• It is more addictive than cocaine and heroine • Increases risk of stroke and heart attack

What Happens When You Smoke?You have a high chance of developing:• Bladder cancer• Kidney cancer• Cancers of the pharynx and larynx (throat cancer)• Mouth cancer• Oesophagus cancer• Cancer of the pancreas• Stomach cancer• Some types of leukaemia• Cancer of the nose and sinuses• Cervical cancer• Bowel cancer• Ovarian cancer• In some cases, also breast cancer

How Does Smoking Effect Children?

• Have an increased risk of dying from cot death (sudden infant death syndrome).

• Are more likely than average to become smokers themselves when older.

• On average, do less well at reading and reasoning skills compared with children in smoke-free homes, even at low levels of smoke exposure.

• Are at increased risk of developing COPD and cancer as adults.

Smoking Is The Leading Cause Of Preventable Death

Your Arms And Legs Are ALSO VERY IMPORTANT

• Smoking slows down blood flow, cutting off oxygen to your feet and hands. Some smokers end up having their limbs amputated.

If you stop smoking…

Within 20 minutes after you smoke the last cigarette your body begins a series of changes that continue for years.

20 Minutes After QuittingYour heart rate drops.

12 Hours After QuittingCarbon monoxide level in your blood drops to normal.

2 Weeks To 3 Months After QuittingYour heart attack risk begins to drop. Your lung function begins to improve.

1 T o 9 Months After QuittingYour coughing and shortness of breath decrease.

1 Year After QuittingYour added risk of coronary heart disease is half that of a smoker’s.

Ahhhhhh….. FRESH AIR!

5 Years After QuittingYour stroke risk is reduced to that of a non-smokers 5-15 years after quitting.

10 Years After QuittingYour lung cancer death rate is about half that of a smoker’s.Your risk of cancer of the mouth, throat, oesophagus, bladder, kidney and pancreas decreases.

15 Years After QuittingYour risk of coronary heart disease is back to that of a non-smoker's.

WHAT ARE IN CIGARETTES?

DO YOU KNOW?

OVER 4000 CHEMICALS!!

YOU CAN

QU TSMOKING