Smoking The FACTS. Smoking Question How many people in the United states smoke? One in 3 – 33% One in 3 – 33% One in 5 – 20% One in 5 – 20% One in 10.

SmokingSmoking

The FACTSThe FACTS

Smoking QuestionSmoking Question

How many people How many people in the United in the United states smoke?states smoke?

One in 3 – 33%One in 3 – 33% One in 5 – 20%One in 5 – 20% One in 10 – 10%One in 10 – 10% One in 20 – 5%One in 20 – 5%

In the last yearIn the last year

at least 7 of your co-workers have been at least 7 of your co-workers have been hospitalized for illnesses either directly hospitalized for illnesses either directly due to smoking or severely due to smoking or severely complicated by smoking.complicated by smoking.

Health Effects of Health Effects of SmokingSmoking What do you know?What do you know? Lungs – Lungs –

– 90% lung cancer deaths are directly due 90% lung cancer deaths are directly due to smokingto smoking

– Smoking causes majority of deaths due Smoking causes majority of deaths due to COPD (emphysema and bronchitis)to COPD (emphysema and bronchitis)

What is COPDWhat is COPD

COPDCOPD

COPD factsCOPD facts

#4 cause of death and rising#4 cause of death and rising 12 million in the US diagnosed Maybe 12 million in the US diagnosed Maybe

12 million more aren’t12 million more aren’t– Spiromtery test is used to confirm Spiromtery test is used to confirm

diagnoses based on symptomsdiagnoses based on symptoms– Pulse Ox to determine resting hypoxemiaPulse Ox to determine resting hypoxemia

COPD patients who quit smoking had a COPD patients who quit smoking had a slower loss of lung function.slower loss of lung function.

Proper maintenance therapy reduces Proper maintenance therapy reduces hospitalizations and prolongs lifehospitalizations and prolongs life

Health Effects of Health Effects of SmokingSmoking What do you know?What do you know? HeartHeart

– Can increase the risk of heart attack up Can increase the risk of heart attack up to 3X that of a non-smoker.to 3X that of a non-smoker.

VascularVascular– Can increase the risk of stroke more than Can increase the risk of stroke more than

double that of a non-smoker double that of a non-smoker – 90% of abdominal aortic aneurisms are in 90% of abdominal aortic aneurisms are in

smokerssmokers

What is a Heart AttackWhat is a Heart Attack

Case StudyCase Study

Risks of Cardiovascular disease/heart Risks of Cardiovascular disease/heart attackattack– SmokingSmoking– ObeisityObeisity– Family historyFamily history– High CholesterolHigh Cholesterol– High Blood PressureHigh Blood Pressure– Being MaleBeing Male– Being over 50 years oldBeing over 50 years old

Case StudyCase Study Risks of Cardiovascular disease/heart Risks of Cardiovascular disease/heart

attackattack– SmokingSmoking – ObeisityObeisity– Family historyFamily history– High CholesterolHigh Cholesterol– High Blood PressureHigh Blood Pressure– Being MaleBeing Male– Being over 50 years oldBeing over 50 years old

Health Effects of Health Effects of SmokingSmokingwhat you may not what you may not knowknow Erectile dysfunction and fertilityErectile dysfunction and fertility

– Decreases sperm motility and lifespanDecreases sperm motility and lifespan– Decreases sex driveDecreases sex drive– Women can go to menopause earlierWomen can go to menopause earlier

Smoking in first trimester Smoking in first trimester – increases risk of Cleft Lipincreases risk of Cleft Lip– Increases risk of miscarriageIncreases risk of miscarriage

Increases risk of Colorectal cancerIncreases risk of Colorectal cancer Number one risk for Bladder cancerNumber one risk for Bladder cancer

Smoking RisksSmoking Risks

OsteoporosisOsteoporosis Thyroid disease (triples the risk)Thyroid disease (triples the risk) Gum disease and tooth lossGum disease and tooth loss Baldness and premature grey hairBaldness and premature grey hair Increased incidence of Asthma and Increased incidence of Asthma and

SIDS in children in households of SIDS in children in households of second hand smokesecond hand smoke

Obstructive Sleep ApneaObstructive Sleep Apnea

Smokers whose jobs involve lifting heavy Smokers whose jobs involve lifting heavy objects are more likely to develop low objects are more likely to develop low back pain than non smokersback pain than non smokers

Smokers have more trouble recovering from Smokers have more trouble recovering from surgeries and anesthesiasurgeries and anesthesia

What happens to your What happens to your body when you stop body when you stop smokingsmoking 20 mins – Blood pressure returns to pre-20 mins – Blood pressure returns to pre-

smoking levelssmoking levels Hours – Carbon monoxide levels dropHours – Carbon monoxide levels drop Days – smell and taste senses improveDays – smell and taste senses improve

– Decreased coughing and regrowth of cillia in lungs.Decreased coughing and regrowth of cillia in lungs. Months – lung function can improve up to 30%Months – lung function can improve up to 30% 1 year – Risk of heart disease decreases by 1 year – Risk of heart disease decreases by

50%50% 5 – 15 years – Risk of stroke returns to non-5 – 15 years – Risk of stroke returns to non-

smoker’s levelsmoker’s level

MoneyMoney

Cigarettes cost $8 a packCigarettes cost $8 a pack

A one pack-a-day smoker spendsA one pack-a-day smoker spends– $56 a week = meal for 2 at a nice restaurant or $56 a week = meal for 2 at a nice restaurant or

11 tuna fish sandwiches11 tuna fish sandwiches– $240 a month = a car payment or 48 tuna fish $240 a month = a car payment or 48 tuna fish

sandwichessandwiches– $2920 a year = trip to Disney World including $2920 a year = trip to Disney World including

food and airfare or an extra mortgage payment food and airfare or an extra mortgage payment or enough tuna sandwiches for you and your kid or enough tuna sandwiches for you and your kid nearly every day of the yearnearly every day of the year

It’s TimeIt’s Time

are you ready to quit?are you ready to quit?