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Health Risk of Smoking

Health Risk of Smoking. By: Chuck Purcell Intended For:College and Highschool Level Students. What they want you to think:. Smoking is sophisticated Smoking is “cool” It won’t affect you unless you smoke allot. Light cigarettes are less bad for you. The Truth.

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Health Risk of Smoking

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  1. Health Risk of Smoking By: Chuck Purcell Intended For:College and Highschool Level Students

  2. What they want you to think: • Smoking is sophisticated • Smoking is “cool” • It won’t affect you unless you smoke allot. • Light cigarettes are less bad for you.

  3. The Truth • Cigarettes are responsible for 30 percent of overall cancer deaths • Smoking negatively impacts blood flow to the extremities • Smoking is responsible for a host of respiratory conditions • Smoking is directly linked to one-third of all heart disease-related deaths • Light cigarettes are just as deadly as regular ones.

  4. Statistics • 20 percent of U.S. adults smoke cigarettes • Smoking kills about 443,000 people every year • 1 out of every 5 deaths in the United States. • It is the leading cause of non accident related deaths

  5. Diseases and Cancers • Lung cancer • Cancer of the mouth • Cancer of the throat • Cancer of the larynx • Cancer of the oesophagus • Stomach cancer • Kidney cancer • Cancer of the bladder • Cancer of the pancreas • Liver cancer • Cancer of the penis • Cancer of the anus • Cervical cancer • Prostate cancer

  6. Diseases and Cancers Cont’d • Heart attack • Coronary heart disease • Cardiovascular disease • Congestive heart failure • Stroke • Peripheral artery disease • Diabetes • Asthma • Leukaemia • High blood pressure • Chronic bronchitis • Pneumonia

  7. Why it’s Addictive: Nicotine • Naturally found in the leaves of tobacco plants • Absorbed in lungs,blood,skin,etc. • Burst of acetylcholine production gives the the brain and body a substantial boost of energy. • Increase in dopamine cause both a euphoric high, as well as an upswing in mood. • Glutamate is responsible for the mind's ability to both learn and concentrate

  8. Black Lungs From Smoking

  9. Smoking and Pregnancy Smoking during pregnancy could lead to: • Low birth weights • Childhood hyperactivity • Improper fetal development • Still births/miscarriage • Increase risk for SID’s • Respitory complications

  10. Secondhand Smoking Passive smoking could lead to: • Higher risk of developing lung cancer or heart disease. • 800 deaths a year are caused from exposure to secondhand smoke • Exposure just as deadly as actually smoking, carrying the same negative effects • In men, it can cause incompetency.

  11. Anti-Smoking Campaign

  12. Reasons People Smoke • I like smoking • It relaxes me • It helps me concentrate • I'm addicted to nicotine • I smoke when I'm bored, stressed, angry • I smoke when I'm out with friends • I smoke because my partner smokes • I smoke to give me confidence • I smoke out of habit • I don't want to put on weight if I give up • I smoke when I am lonely

  13. Quitting: Strategies • Make a list of reasons to stop. • Set date to start quitting • Devise a quit plan

  14. Ways to Cope with Cravings • Take up a new hobby, preferably one that will keep your hands busy • Join the gym or attend exercise or dance classes • Go for a walk around the block • Talk to a friend on the phone • Drink a glass of water or juice • Read your list of reasons for giving up • Chew chewing gum • Eat glucose tablets, which as said to be very effective against cravings • Clean your teeth and use a mouthwash after each meal • Have a relaxing bath • Write a letter or send an email • Do a crossword puzzle • Take a few deep breaths and think about what you are doing

  15. Additional Help • Smoking cessation groups • Niccotine patch or gum • www.quitnet.org • www.ffsonline.org • Or ask a primary health care professional

  16. Smoke Free Air Act • Written to elliminatesoking indoors • Must be a given distance away from public buildings based on the type of building • Offenders penalized by law • No smoking in food serving establishments

  17. Long Term Effects • Long term smoking can lead to: • Bronchitis • Lung cancer • Asthma • Respitory Complications • Death

  18. So Is it Worth It?

  19. Resources • http://www.quit-smoking-stop.com/harmful-smoking-effects.html • http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/health_effects/effects_cig_smoking/ • http://healtheffectsofsmoking.org/ • http://www.smokefree.gov/

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