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Smoking Kills

BY GONE JAIRAJVIII ‘3’

Statistics

40% of men and 27% of women are smokers Average 18 cigarettes a day – addiction /chain

smokers. Smoking causes 80% of all drug related deaths

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Why Do Young People Start Smoking?

Think of Some Reasons

Some Reasons: Young people are attracted to the image:

Because their friends and family are smokers

Cultural Influences

What are in Cigarettes?

Do YOU know?

Over 4000 Chemicals!!!!(60 of which are carcinogenic)

(Source: www.willwilliams.co.uk/common-issues/smoking/whats-in-a-cigarette)

What are some of the consequences of

smoking?

Smoking

StrokeLung

Cancer

StomachCancer Throat

Cancer

Emphysema

HeartDisease

BladderCancer

But what does these things really look like?

How do these images make you feel?

Website Source: http://smokefreewic.com/Facts/Smoking.html

Smokers @ their best

Smokers @ their best

But wait……Think

20 minutes after quitting:Your heart rate drops

12 hours after quitting:Carbon monoxide levels in your blood drop to normal

Ready to quit – follow these steps1. Get ready2. Get support3. Learn new skills and behaviors4. Get medication – if recommended by your

doctor – and use it correctly

Steps to quittingStep 1: Get Ready Set a quit date Get rid of all cigarettes and ashtrays at home,

work, and in your car Keep a diary of when and why you smoke Tell friends and family you’re going to stop

Steps to quitting

Step 2: Get Support Talk to your family physician about

tobacco’s effects on the body, choosing a quit plan, and dealing with withdrawal

Get individual, group, or telephone counseling

Steps to quittingStep 3: Learn New Skills & Behaviors Distract yourself from urges to smoke

– Talk to someone– Go for a walk– Get busy with a task– Go somewhere you’re not allowed to

smoke

Steps to quitting

Step 4: Learn New Skills & Behaviors

Change your routine

– Take a different route to work

– Drink tea instead of coffee

– Eat breakfast in a different place