tobacco powerpoint
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There are about 4000 chemicals in tobacco, and out of the 100 identified poisons, 63 are known to cause cancer
Nicotine is an addictive drug that takes only 6 seconds to reach your brain
Smoking kills more people than cocaine, heroin, alcohol, fire automobile accidents, homicides, suicides, and AIDS combined.
Every 8 seconds, someone in the world dies from a tobacco related illness
More than 3 million people under the age of 18 smoke about a ½ billion cigarettes each year, over half of those people consider themselves dependent on cigarettes
Smoking is responsible for every 1 out of 5 American
deaths
About 430,000 people die needlessly every year from
smoking, which means smoking kills about 1,200
people every day
A person who smokes dies an average 7 years earlier
than someone who doesn’t smoke
Kids who smoke experience changes in the lungs, and
reduced lung growth. They risk not achieving normal
lung function as an adult
Here Are Some Ingredients Found In Tobacco:
Arsenic (used in rat poison)
Acetic Acid (hair dye and photo developer)
Acetone (main ingredient in paint and fingernail polish remover)
Ammonia (typical household cleaner)
Benzene (rubber cement()
Cadmium (found in batters & artists’ oil paint)
Carbon Monoxide (poison)
Hydrazine (used in fuel for jet ad rockets)
Formaldehyde (used to embalm dead bodies)
Naphthalene (used in explosives, moth balls, and paint pigments)
Nickel (used in the process of electroplating)
Polonium Radiation Dosage (equal to 30 chest X-rays in 1 year
Peer Pressure
They think it’s “cool”
Their parents smoke
Because they want to be skinny (fashion)
Because they find it relaxing
Rebellion
Decision to start smoking is almost always made in the
teen years
Smoking is the # 1 preventable cause for premature
death
90% of adult smokers are addicted to tobacco before
they reach the age of 18, 50% are addicted before the
age of 14, and currently the age of initiation to tobacco
is 11.
An estimated 3000 non-smoking Americans die of lung cancer every year
Kids who have 2 smoking parents are more likely to become smokers than the kids who have non-smoking parents
Among infants up to 18 months of age, secondhand smoke is associated with as many as 300,000 cases of bronchitis and pneumonia every year.
Secondhand smoke from a parent's cigarette increases a child's chances for middle ear problems, causes coughing and wheezing, and worsens asthma conditions.
Pregnant women who smoke are more likely to deliver babies whose weights are too low for the babies' good health. If all women quit smoking during pregnancy, about 4,000 new babies would not die each year.
Smoking can cause chronic lung disease, coronary
heart disease, and stroke
It can cause cancers of: cervix, pancreas, kidneys
Women who smoke during pregnancy are more likely to
give birth to babies with low birth weight
Nicotine causes short-term increase in blood pressure,
heart rate, and flow of blood from the heart
Arteries narrow
To live longer
Better breath
You’ll save a lot of money
You’ll be around to see your grand children
You won’t harm people around you
You’ll cough less
You won’t have to hide the habit from family
You’ll be able to smell and taste food better
Your teeth will become whiter
You’ll have a smaller chance of getting emphysema
Set a date for quitting
If you feel like smoking, chew on gum or suck on hard candy instead
Keep yourself busy and occupied
Change your morning routine
Put away your ash trays and cigarettes
Eat regular meals
Tell friends and family you’ve decided to quit, and tell them why
Reward yourself at the end of the day by going to a movie or out for dinner
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http://dccps.nci.nih.gov/TCRB/Smoking_Facts/tips.html
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