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Some factsSome facts

• More than 400,000 deaths in U.S. each year are from smoking-related illnesses.

• Tobacco use primarily begins in early adolescence, typically by age 16.

• Of every 100,000 15 year old smokers, tobacco will prematurely kill at least 20,000 before the age of 70.

• More than 90 percent of adult smokers started when they were teens.

• More than 400,000 deaths in U.S. each year are from smoking-related illnesses.

• Tobacco use primarily begins in early adolescence, typically by age 16.

• Of every 100,000 15 year old smokers, tobacco will prematurely kill at least 20,000 before the age of 70.

• More than 90 percent of adult smokers started when they were teens.

Components of cigaretteComponents of cigarette

• A cigarette contains about 4,000 chemicals, many of which are poisonous. Some of the worst ones are:– Nicotine: a deadly poison– Arsenic: used in rat poison– Methane: a component of rocket fuel– Ammonia: found in floor cleaner– Cadmium: used in batteries– Carbon Monoxide: part of car exhaust– Formaldehyde: used to preserve body tissue– Butane: lighter fluid

– Hydrogen Cyanide: the poison used in gas chambers

• A cigarette contains about 4,000 chemicals, many of which are poisonous. Some of the worst ones are:– Nicotine: a deadly poison– Arsenic: used in rat poison– Methane: a component of rocket fuel– Ammonia: found in floor cleaner– Cadmium: used in batteries– Carbon Monoxide: part of car exhaust– Formaldehyde: used to preserve body tissue– Butane: lighter fluid

– Hydrogen Cyanide: the poison used in gas chambers

Harmful effects of Smoking

• Lung cancer (About 30,000 people in the UK die from lung cancer each year. More than 8in 10 cases are directly related to smoking).

• Mouth, throat and nose cancer• Cancer of the larynx• Oesophageal cancer• Arteriosclerosis• Emphysema • Stomach and bladder cancer

• Lung cancer (About 30,000 people in the UK die from lung cancer each year. More than 8in 10 cases are directly related to smoking).

• Mouth, throat and nose cancer• Cancer of the larynx• Oesophageal cancer• Arteriosclerosis• Emphysema • Stomach and bladder cancer

What smoking can do to you

Why teenagers shouldn’t smoke

• Bad skin (skin tumor).• Bad breath• Bad smelling clothes and hair• Reduced athletics performances• Increased risk of illness

• Greater risk of injuries and slow healing.

• Bad skin (skin tumor).• Bad breath• Bad smelling clothes and hair• Reduced athletics performances• Increased risk of illness

• Greater risk of injuries and slow healing.

Why teenagers start smokingWhy teenagers start smoking

• Due to peer pressure• They are curious about cigarette• They want attention• They want to look somebody special and

dangerous.• They are stressed and nervous

• Due to peer pressure• They are curious about cigarette• They want attention• They want to look somebody special and

dangerous.• They are stressed and nervous

Steps to quit smoking

• Step 1-Prepare to quit• Step 2-Find medication to help you quit

smoking.• Step 3-Survive first week

• Step 1-Prepare to quit• Step 2-Find medication to help you quit

smoking.• Step 3-Survive first week

Remedies

Once you start, it’s hard to stop

Credits• http://www.knowledgebase-script.com/demo/article-222.html• http://www.youngmenshealthsite.org/smokeinfo.html• http://www.nutri.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.facts_about_smoking• http://webbbs.mingdao.edu.tw/~foo/www6/c.htm#top• http://quitsmoking.about.com/od/tobaccostatistics/a/tobaccofacts.htm• http://www.chantixonline.com/articles/

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