TOBACCO:THE GREAT KILLER !
TOBACCO:THE GREAT
KILLER !
What is Tobacco?
It is the leaves of a plant called Nicotiana tabacum.
There are more than 70 species of tobacco.
How is Tobacco Processed?
• Leaves are dried and powdered, through a process called ‘Curing’
How is Tobacco Used?
Cigrarettes
Beedis
Pan Masala
Snuff
What does Tobacco Contain?
Nicotine – Addiction causing Substance Tar – a dark mixture of 4000 poisonous
chemicals (many of them causing cancers) Carbon Monoxide – a poisonous gas (same
gas from car exhaust)
Why is Tobacco Dangerous?
It is the Biggest KILLER It Kills 50,00,000
people every year ! 10,00,000 in India ! It causes more than
25 diseases ! Cost of tobacco use is
Rs. 4500,000,000,000 every year globally.
Diseases Caused by Tobacco
Tobacco causes diseases in almost all parts of the body
Heart Attack
Heart Attack is caused by Tar in tobacco causing damage to the blood vessels of the heart
Brain Damage & Stroke
Stroke is caused by Tar in tobacco causing damage to the blood vessels of the brain
Normal Brain Brain after Stroke
Foot and Leg Ulcers
Leg Ulcers are caused by Tar in tobacco blocking the blood vessels to the legs
Chronic Bronchitis
Chronic Bronchitis is caused by tobacco smoke destroying the healthy lung tissues
Normal Lung Lung with Chronic Bronchitis
Lung Cancer
Lung Cancer is the most dangerous disease of tobacco smoking. Death is 100% sure.
Normal Lung Lung with Cancer
Throat Cancer
Tobacco causes Throat Cancer
Stomach Cancer
Tobacco causes Stomach Cancer
Food Pipe Cancer
Tobacco causes Food Pipe Cancer
Bladder Cancer
Tobacco causes Bladder Cancer
Mouth Cancer
Pan Masala causes Mouth Cancer
Passive Smoking
Passive Smoking is Inhalation of tobacco smoke from someone else This smoke contains 2 times more nicotine and tar
than directly inhaled smoke.
Smoking During Pregnancy
Inhalation of tobacco smoke during pregnancy causes birth defects in the baby
Benefits of Quitting Tobacco
Within 8 hours, carbon monoxide level in body drops
Within 3 days, breathing becomes easier
Within 6 months, coughing, stuffy nose, tiredness gone
Within 1 year, risk of heart attack is cut in half
Within 10 years, risk of lung cancer is cut in half
Within 15 years, risk of heart attack is the same as a person who never smoked!
Other Benefits of Quitting
Set a good example for children! Will no longer affect the health of others
because of passive smoking! More money to save or to spend on other
things! More energy to do the things you love! Become a more acceptable person to every
one!
Quitting is Actually Easy
Children can play an important role in making grown-ups quit the tobacco habit
Lets Defeat the Evil …
and Create a Tobacco Free Society