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Towards a smokefree Europe. Malta Medical Students’ Association EU HELP 2.0 Campaign. History. The spread of the habit. History. 5000 BC – tobacco cultivated in South America believed that smoking cured diseases Smoking was used to: contact spiritual world
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Towards a smokefree Europe Malta Medical Students’ Association EU HELP 2.0 Campaign
History The spread of the habit
History • 5000 BC – tobacco cultivated in South America • believed that smoking cured diseases • Smoking was used to: • contact spiritual world • seal peace treaties (peace pipe) • 15th cent. – introduced in Europe
The Cigarette What does it contain?
The Cigarette • Over 4,000 chemicals, more than 50 cause cancer
Tar • stains teeth and fingers brown • contributes to lung disease
Carbon Monoxide • odourless and colourless gas and extremely toxic • less oxygen taken up by the body • less fit, out of breath quicker
The Cigarette All these substances contribute to all the signs and symptoms observed in smokers…
Nicotine • plants produce nicotine to prevent getting eaten by insects and animals • highly toxic…also used as industrial pesticide • contributes to: • reproductive disorders • heart disorders • cancer ........... addiction
Addiction Why is it so difficult to stop smoking?
The Nicotine Addict • addict needs the drug to feel normal • drugs are illegal or prescriptive • although legal and harmful… nicotine is an addictive drug • similar to the addiction of heroin and cocaine
Paul thinks that quitting may be hard for other people, but he can quit any time he wants to…
....so what happens if you do not take your cigarette? • The smoking addict would feel: anxious not concentrated restless
The Nicotine Addict • Nicotine addiction is what keeps many people smoking despite…. • its harmful effects • wanting to quit The consequences of this are many...
Disease What does smoking do to the human body?
Kevin told Mark that after all smoking is not that harmful since cancer is the only disease smokers can get ….and everyone has to die one day or another
Respiratory Problems • Cilia in airways move dust upwards so that they do not get in the delicate lungs • Smoke destroys them
Lungs of a smoker • lung will no longer be clear as it was • smoking addicts are always coughing • coughing is with mucus from damaged lung • microbes accumulate in lungs • smokers develop infections more often • take longer to get better • infections lasting months
Diseases of the Circulation • narrowing of the arteries • smoking addict has a 200% increased risk
Consequences.... Heart Attack Stroke Death Disability
Malta • smoking is one of the major cause of disease and death among Maltese men
Education • education helps in making people realise the effects of smoking
Secondhand Smoke Smoke in the environment around you
Smoking and Pregnancy What are the effects?
Smoking is not just suicide... ...it’s murder...
Law What are my rights?
Law • smoking was banned in all enclosed public spaces (Malta, April 2004) • the right for a smokefree environment • Stand up for your rights!
Mirror, mirror.... How does smoking affect the way I look?
Social effects • the clothes, hair and breath of a smoking addict immediately givehis habit away Bad odour
Social effects • ‘smoking reduces attractiveness’ • over two-thirds of young people • over half of smokers • ‘quit to improve my attractiveness’ • nearly half of smokers
‘Kissing a smoker.... is like licking an ashtray....’ Randy Powell
Cosmetic Effects • Skin - ages by 10- 20 years • Wrinkles – increases x3 times • Face - yellow-grey, hollow cheeks • Mouth – bad breath, gum & tooth disease • Staining - yellow tooth enamel and fingers • Fat – more fat storage and cellulite
When telling her to quit, Maria argues that she has a right to smoke since smoking doesn't hurt anybody but her
Co$t How much mon€y does a smoking addict burn?