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TOBACCO. SMOKING FACTS Each day in the U.S., approximately 3,900 kids aged 12-17 try their first cigarette. (1,423,500/year) If current trends continue,

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Page 1: TOBACCO. SMOKING FACTS Each day in the U.S., approximately 3,900 kids aged 12-17 try their first cigarette. (1,423,500/year) If current trends continue,

TOBACCO

Page 2: TOBACCO. SMOKING FACTS Each day in the U.S., approximately 3,900 kids aged 12-17 try their first cigarette. (1,423,500/year) If current trends continue,

SMOKING FACTS

• Each day in the U.S., approximately 3,900 kids aged 12-17 try their first cigarette. (1,423,500/year)

• If current trends continue, 6.4 MILLION of today’s kids will end up dying from a smoking related disease.

Page 3: TOBACCO. SMOKING FACTS Each day in the U.S., approximately 3,900 kids aged 12-17 try their first cigarette. (1,423,500/year) If current trends continue,

WHY IS THIS A PROBLEM?

…why can’t they just quit?

– several studies have found

nicotine to be similar to heroin, cocaine & alcohol in terms of its addictive quality (VERY high)

Addiction to nicotine

– 55% of teen smokers have UNSUCCESSFULLY tried to quit during the last year.

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OKAY. So it’s “addictive”

So what?

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Healthy Lung vs. Smokers Lung

this is a problem!

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EFFECTS OF SMOKING

Smoking related diseases

• Cancers

- lung

- mouth

- pharynx

- esophagus - bladder

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EFFECTS OF SMOKING

• Heart Disease #1 cause of death in the U.S.

• Stroke-brain cells do not receive adequate amounts of O2

smoking related diseases cont.

Page 8: TOBACCO. SMOKING FACTS Each day in the U.S., approximately 3,900 kids aged 12-17 try their first cigarette. (1,423,500/year) If current trends continue,

WHY WOULD ANYONE

CHOOSE TO DO

SOMETHING THAT IS SO HARMFUL TO THEIR

BODY?

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EFFECTS OF SMOKING

• Emphysema - victims can no longer inhale or exhale due because their lungs cannot expand or contract

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Emphysema continued…

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Emphysema continued…

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But it’s cool…and it relaxes me.

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Is this cool? Really?

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EFFECTS OF SMOKING

Smoking related diseases eventually lead to DEATH….

• it is estimated that 400,000 tobacco related deaths occur each year in the USA.

(4.2 million worldwide)

• smoking is the #1 most preventable cause of death in the world.

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EFFECTS OF SMOKING

2. smoking related diseases continued….

• The World Health Organization reports that TOBACCO KILLS more people each year than AIDS, illegal & legal drugs, roadway accidents, murder & suicide ….COMBINED!

& even those who don’t smoke can die!!!

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SECOND HAND SMOKE

a.k.a. “sidestream” smoke

- 6 million youth exposed daily

- 10 million 12-18 year olds live with at least one smoker.

-can cause cancer, asthma & other respiratory diseases

- laws now in effect to limit the risks for others … restaurants, bars, etc.

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SO… WHY DO WE USE THIS STUFF???

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DO YOU THINK THIS IS THE END OF THE

PRESENTATION?

NOPE!

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On top of all of this, smoking is CRAZY EXPENSIVE!

“The average smoker burns through 13 to 16 cigarettes a day, or four to six packs a week. That adds up. The average smoker forks over at least $1,500 a year, while here in New York City, it's closer to $3,300.”

Source: http://www.dailyfinance.com/2012/09/22/cigarettes-cost-poor-quarter-income-spending/

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or don’t start if you haven’t!