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TOBACCO: THE GREAT KILLER !

TOBACCO: THE GREAT KILLER !. What is Tobacco?. It is the leaves of a plant called Nicotiana tabacum . There are more than 70 species of tobacco. How is Tobacco Processed?. Leaves are dried and powdered, through a process called ‘Curing’. How is Tobacco Used?. Beedis. Cigrarettes. Snuff.

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TOBACCO: THE GREAT KILLER !

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  1. TOBACCO:THE GREATKILLER !

  2. What is Tobacco? • It is the leaves of a plant called Nicotianatabacum. • There are more than 70 species of tobacco.

  3. How is Tobacco Processed? • Leaves are dried and powdered, through a process called ‘Curing’

  4. How is Tobacco Used? Beedis Cigrarettes Snuff Pan Masala

  5. What does Tobacco Contain? • Nicotine – Addiction causing Substance • Tar – a dark mixture of 4000 poisonous chemicals (many of them causing cancers) • Carbon Monoxide – a poisonous gas (same gas from car exhaust)

  6. Why is Tobacco Dangerous? • It is the Biggest KILLER • It Kills 50,00,000 people every year ! • 10,00,000 in India ! • It causes more than 25 diseases ! • Cost of tobacco use is Rs. 4500,000,000,000 every year globally.

  7. Diseases Caused by Tobacco Tobacco causes diseases in almost all parts of the body

  8. Heart Attack Heart Attack is caused by Tar in tobacco causing damage to the blood vessels of the heart

  9. Brain Damage & Stroke Stroke is caused by Tar in tobacco causing damage to the blood vessels of the brain

  10. Foot and Leg Ulcers Leg Ulcers are caused by Tar in tobacco blocking the blood vessels to the legs

  11. Chronic Bronchitis Chronic Bronchitis is caused by tobacco smoke destroying the healthy lung tissues Normal Lung Lung with Chronic Bronchitis

  12. Lung Cancer Lung Cancer is the most dangerous disease of tobacco smoking. Death is 100% sure. Normal Lung Lung with Cancer

  13. Throat Cancer Tobacco causes Throat Cancer

  14. Stomach Cancer Tobacco causes Stomach Cancer

  15. Food Pipe Cancer Tobacco causes Food Pipe Cancer

  16. Bladder Cancer Tobacco causes Bladder Cancer

  17. Mouth Cancer Pan Masala causes Mouth Cancer

  18. Passive Smoking Passive Smoking is Inhalation of tobacco smoke from someone else This smoke contains 2 times more nicotine and tar than directly inhaled smoke.

  19. Smoking During Pregnancy Inhalation of tobacco smoke during pregnancy causes birth defects in the baby

  20. Benefits of Quitting Tobacco • Within 8 hours, carbon monoxide level in body drops • Within 3 days, breathing becomes easier • Within 6 months, coughing, stuffy nose, tiredness gone • Within 1 year, risk of heart attack is cut in half • Within 10 years, risk of lung cancer is cut in half • Within 15 years, risk of heart attack is the same as a person who never smoked!

  21. Other Benefits of Quitting • Set a good example for children! • Will no longer affect the health of others because of passive smoking! • More money to save or to spend on other things! • More energy to do the things you love! • Become a more acceptable person to every one!

  22. Quitting is Actually Easy Children can play an important role in making grown-ups quit the tobacco habit

  23. Lets Defeat the Evil …

  24. and Create a Tobacco Free Society

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