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Effects of Smoking Cigarettes

Effects of Smoking Cigarettes. By Jeff Leavens. 3 Main Points. About and Ingredients of a Cigarette The Diseases/Effects on Human Body Cures/Prevention of Smoking. Statistics on Cigarettes. 44.5 Million U.S. Adults Smoke 20.8% of all Adults (23.9% of Men, and 18.0% of all Women)

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Effects of Smoking Cigarettes

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  1. Effects of Smoking Cigarettes By Jeff Leavens

  2. 3 Main Points • About and Ingredients of a Cigarette • The Diseases/Effects on Human Body • Cures/Prevention of Smoking

  3. Statistics on Cigarettes • 44.5 Million U.S. Adults Smoke • 20.8% of all Adults • (23.9% of Men, and 18.0% of all Women) • 1 out of every 5 Americans Teenagers • 22.3% - High School Students • 8.1%- Middle School Students Benner, Janet. Smoking Cigarettes: The Unfiltered Truth, Understanding Why, and How to Quit. New York: Jolle Publishing, 2002.

  4. Statistics on Cigarettes • Race/Ethnicity • American Indians: 32.4% • African American: 23.0% • Whites: 21.9% • Hispanics: 15.2% • Asian Americans: 10.4%

  5. About and Ingredients of a Cigarette • Cigarettes and the Smoke • Contains over 4,000 Chemicals • 43 Known Cancer Compounds • 400 Other Toxins • Nicotine • Tar • Carbon Monoxide

  6. About and Ingredients of a Cigarette Nicotine - Highly Addictive - Small Dose- Stimulant to Brain - Large Dose- Depressant - Real Large Dose- Lethal Poison- affects Heart, Blood Vessels, and Hormones - Bloodstream - Makes Smoker Feel Calm

  7. About and Ingredients of a Cigarette Tar -Increased Level with each Puff • Last Puff- Twice as Much as First • Mixture of Substance that forms Sticky Mass in Lungs Carbon Monoxide - Harder forRed Blood Cells to Carry Oxygen Throughout Body Benner, Janet. Smoking Cigarettes: The Unfiltered Truth, Understanding Why, and How to Quit. New York: Jolle Publishing, 2002.

  8. Effects/ Diseases on Human Body • Effects • ½ of Americans who Smoke Die from Habit • 440,000 per Year Die from Smoking in U.S. • Kills More Americans then Alcohol, Car Accidents, Suicide, AIDS, Homicide, and Illegal Drugs Combined.

  9. Effects/ Diseases on Human Body • Diseases • Cancer • 30% of All Cancer Deaths • Cancer: Lung, Larynx, Oral, Cavity, Throat, and Bladder • 87% of All Lung Cancer Deaths- Leading “WebMD.” Heart Disease: Smoking and Heart Disease. 15 Nov. 2007<http. www.webmd.com>

  10. Effects/ Diseases on Human Body

  11. Effects/ Diseases on Human Body Other Effects/Diseases • Major Cause of-Heart Disease, Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Strokes • Other Diseases: Gum Disease, Cataracts, Bone Thinning, Hip Fractures and Peptic Ulcers • Damages Women's Reproductive Health • Reduced Fertility, high risk of Miscarriage, still birth, and Infant Death Brandt, M Allan. The Cigarette Century: The Rise, Fall, and Deadly Persistence of the Product that Defined America. New York: Basic Book, 2007.

  12. Cures/Prevention of Smoking • Isn’t Easy • ½ of all Adult Smokers Already Quit • Physically and Psychologically addictive Nicotine Withdraws -Cigarette Craving, Anxiety, Restlessness, and Depression

  13. Cures/Prevention of Smoking • Nicotine Replacement • Nicotine Gum • Patch • “Small Nicotine Does into body” –No Buzz • Relief of Withdraw Symptoms

  14. Cures/Prevention of Smoking • Medication • Bupropion SR- Zyban • Antidepressant Medication that Reduces Nicotine carving- 7-12 Weeks • Vareniclone- Chantix • Blocks Pleasurable Effects of Nicotine -12+ Weeks Carr, Allen. The Easy Way to Stop Smoking. New York: Sterling, 2005.

  15. Cures/Prevention of Smoking • Other Ways • Hypnosis • Acupuncture • Nicotine Vaccination

  16. Conclusion • About and Ingredients of a Cigarette • 4,000 Chemicals • 43 Known Cancer • Nicotine, Tar, Carbon Monoxide • The Diseases/Effects on Human Body • ½ Americans Die from Smoking • Lung cancer, Heart Disease • Cures/Prevention of Smoking • Nicotine Patch, Gum • Medication • Other: Hypnosis, Acupuncture, Nicotine Vaccination

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