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“Smoking Hurts Everyone”

Second-Hand Smoke. “Smoking Hurts Everyone”. Why is Second Hand Smoke a Problem?. Causes cancer Causes other kinds of diseases and deaths Kills children and adults who don't smoke. Effects of Second Hand Smoke. Causes 35,000 deaths from heart disease in non-smokers who live with smokers

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“Smoking Hurts Everyone”

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  1. Second-Hand Smoke “Smoking Hurts Everyone”

  2. Why is Second Hand Smoke a Problem? • Causes cancer • Causes other kinds of diseases and deaths • Kills children and adults who don't smoke

  3. Effects of Second Hand Smoke • Causes 35,000 deaths from heart disease in non-smokers who live with smokers • About 3,000 lung cancer deaths in non-smoking adults • Causes: coughing, mucus, chest discomfort, and reduced lung function

  4. Effects (Cont.) • 150,000 to 300,000 lung infections (such as pneumonia and bronchitis) in infants, which result in 7,500 to 15,000 hospitalizations annually • Increases asthma attacks in 200,000 to 1 million children • More than 750,000 middle ear infections in children

  5. What’s in a Tobacco? • Tobacco smoke contains over 4,000 chemical compounds. More than 60 of these are known or suspected to cause cancer.

  6. What You Can DO! • Never smoke and try to help others to quit smoking!!!!! Caution!!!

  7. Credits • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second-hand_smoke • http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&safe=active&um=1&sa=1&q=second-hand+smoke&aq=f&oq=

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