Quit Smoking Cigarettes. Do you know of anyone whose death was related to or caused by smoking cigarettes? My moms dad was diagnosed with lung cancer.

MICHAEL SLODYSKOTHE PENNSYLVANIA STATE

UNIVERSITY

Quit Smoking Cigarettes

Do you know of anyone whose death was related to or

caused by smoking cigarettes?

My moms dad was diagnosed with lung cancer at the age of 62.

Given 6 months to live Died 6 years later at the age of 68.

My Viewpoint

If you smoke cigarettes, you should immediately quit.

If you don’t smoke cigarettes, you should not ever start.

Why is this important?

Is life important to you?

“Every eight seconds, a human life is lost to tobacco use somewhere in the world. That translates to

approximately 5 million deaths annually.”

Smoking is the cause of 1 out of every 5 deaths in the United States.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 21 Aug. 2012. Web. 02 Nov. 2012.

<http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/fast_facts/index.htm>.

Shocking Facts 1.1 billion smokers in the world today, by 2025

number will increase to 1.6 billion. Estimated by the year 2020, tobacco will kill

more people than any disease in the world. Worldwide, 1 in 5 teens age 13-15 smoke

cigarettes. Teens who smoke cough 3 times more than

nonsmokers Smoking a pack of cigarettes each day costs

$1500.00 per year.

"20 Fast Facts About Cigarette Smoking." About.com Teen Advice. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Oct. 2012.

<http://teenadvice.about.com/od/drugsalcohol/a/facts_smoking.htm>.

Counter-Arguments

“Smoking is cool.” “I have time to quit.” “I can quit if I want to.” “Smoking is not directly related to lung

cancer.” “Smoking relieves stress.”

Facts speak for themselves. If you make smoking a habit, it will sooner or later lead to

death.

Cigarettes

1. Contain harmful substances2. Cause health problems3. Lead to death

1. Harmful Substances

Nicotine (highly addictive) Ambergis (whale vomit) Benzene (Leukemia) Ammonia (toilet cleaner) Carbon Monoxide (car exhaust) Arsenic (rat poison) Acetylene (fuel used in welding)

2. Health Problems Cancer Heart Disease Lung Disease Strokes

“According to a study released in 1993, the Environmental Protection Agency concluded that second hand cigarette smoke causes 3,000 lung cancer deaths and 53,000 deaths from heart disease a year in Non-smoking Americans.”

US News. U.S.News & World Report, n.d. Web. 30 Oct. 2012. <http://health.usnews.com/health-conditions/allergy-asthma-

respiratory/smoking-cessation>.

Kick The Habit

Medicines Nicotine gum, nasal spray, inhaler,

patch, lozenge Different types of counseling Quit Smoking 101

3. Reduce Your Risk Of Dying

(Short-term) Heart rate and blood pressure return to normal

Carbon Monoxide levels decline Improved sense of smell and taste Within a few weeks you produce less

phlegm and don’t cough as often

3. Reduce Your Risk Of Dying

(Long-term) 1 year- risk of having a heart attack will have now dropped to half

5 years- risk of having a stroke returns to that of a nonsmoker

10-15 years- risk of lung cancer and heart disease returns to that of a non-smoker

"What Happens When You Quit Smoking | Immediate and Long Term Benefits." Natural Society. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Nov. 2012.

<http://naturalsociety.com/what-happens-when-you-quit-smoking-immediate-long-term-benefits/>.

Conclusion

Facts don’t lie One of the best things you can do for

your health is quit smoking If you don’t start, you will not have to

quit

Quit smoking and save your life and quite possibly someone else’s

Q and A

Michael Slodyskomas6392.psu.edu

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