Smoking Kills

1. Smoking Kills Ashley Dhillon

2. Statistics Canadians smoke more than 1.6 billion cigarettes each year. Retail sales are more than $330 million dollars each year. Tobacco smoke kills over 37,000 people in Canada each year. A Canadian dies every 12 minutes due to a tobacco related disease. Every eight seconds, someone in the world dies from tobacco use.

3. Driving Forces Are forces that push an individual in the direction that causes change to occur. In this case, to quit smoking.

4. Driving Forces COPD & emphysema Heart diseases Asthma Cancer Tongue Mouth Lungs Foul Smell from clothes, mouth and hair Death

5. Restraining Forces Forces that cause the individual to counter act the driving forces or oppose change. In this case, continue on smoking.

6. Restraining Forces Appearance Bad relationships Verbal abuse Physical abuse Peer pressure Acceptance Stress Due to pain Due to anxiety Boredom Weight Control

7. Influences Smoking Children's cartoons Adult shows Comic books Movies Celebrities Media

8. Equilibrium The driving forces need to be greater than the restraining forces. The restraining forces need to be less than the driving forces.

9. Lewin�s Change Theory � � � � Unfreezing Moving to Change Refreezing

10. Unfreezing Involves letting go of old habits or patterns.

11. Unfreezing Before any change can occur smokers need to recognize and accept the fact that a change needs to occur. The driving forces need to be far greater than the restraining forces. When the smoker has accepted a need to change then only can he/she begin to �unfreeze� the habit of smoking.

12. Making the Change Involves altering an individuals thoughts, feelings, and behaviour. Smokers must remember it will not happen over night. A lot of patience is required. Keep a positive attitude. Many methods will be attempted: nicotine patch, nicotine gum, cold turkey and so forth before successfully finding a method that works.

13. Making the Change Nurses can use the following methods to assist a smoker towards changing their habits Teaching Focus groups Advocating for a healthier lifestyle Getting parents involved Guest speakers Advocating for environmental changes Involving other health care professionals Prevention Empowerment

14. Refreezing Is establishing the change as a new habit so that it now becomes the �standard� operating procedure. Without this stage it is easy to backslide into old ways.

15. It is never too late� to QUIT SMOKING

16. Looking Ahead Immediate results Body�s healing process begins 20 minutes after Blood pressure lowers 24 hours after Heart attack risk decreases 3 days later Skin looks & feels better 1 week later Mood improves, less irritable

17. Looking Ahead contd� 2 weeks later Lung function improves. 1-9 months after Lungs cleansing function returns to normal. 1 year later Heart attack risk decreases by half. 5 years later Stroke risk equals to that of a non-smoker. 10 years later Lung cancer risk is decreased by half. 15 years later Risk of any heart disease is decreased by half.

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