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THE FACTS THAT YOU NEED TO KNOW!
Tobacco is the only legal product
sold that is DEADLY when used
exactly as the manufacturer
intended.
FACT
Cigarettes contain over 4000 toxic
chemicals – 50 of which are known to cause
cancer!
TAR ARSENIC
AMMONIA FORMAL DEHYDE
METHANOL ACETONE
HYDROGEN CYANIDE CARBON MONOXIDE
NICOTINE
Nicotine is a powerful mood-altering
substance that is extremely toxic and addictive
Facts about Nicotine Found only in the tobacco leaf.
At low doses it can stimulate nerve cells.
At high doses it is a poison that has been used as an insecticide.
Two to three drops of pure nicotine can kill a person.
What does Nicotine do?
Takes 7 seconds for 1/4 of the nicotine to go straight
to the brain.
Causes your brain to release a chemical called
Dopamine.
It's Dopamine that gives you a false sense of well-
being, and soon the body wants more and more
Dopamine on a regular basis. This is the beginning
of an addiction.
80% of young people who try 2 cigarettes or more go
on to battle a life-time of addiction.
http://www.finalsmoke.com/howitworks.html
Affects EVERY part of your body
Hair
Brain
Eyes
Mouth – teeth and tongue
Skin
Heart
Lungs
Mouth –bad breath, gum
disease, tooth
decay, tongue & mouth cancerEyes –
cataracts
& blindness
Brain – nicotine can
be as addictive as
heroin and alters the
functioning of the brain .
It increases risk of
stroke
SKIN EFFECTS
winkles, dry skin, psoriasis, yellow fingers
and stained fingernails
Peripheral vascular disease, gangrene, amputation
Asthma
EmphysemaHealthy Lung CancerDiseased Lung
Common Lung Diseases
Heart attacks, high blood pressure, arteriosclerosis, aortic aneurysm, and cancer
ArteriosclerosisCoronary heart disease Cancer
A combination of 2 forms of smoke from burning tobacco products:
Side stream smoke: smoke that comes from the end of a lighted cigarette, pipe, or cigar
Mainstream smoke: smoke that is exhaled by a smoker
Second-hand smoke is more dangerous than directly inhaled smoke. Second-hand smoke releases the same 4,000 chemicals as smoke that is directly inhaled, but often in even greater quantities
What is
Second-Hand
Smoke?
THE SHORT TERM EFFECTS :
Eye irritation
Headache
Nasal discomfort and sneezing
Cough and sore throat
Nausea and dizziness
Increased heart rate and blood pressure
Long-term effects include:
Reduced ability to take in and use oxygen.
Cancer of the lung.
Heart disease and stroke.
Childhood asthma and other breathing difficulties.
Ear infections
Curious
Experimenting
Peer Pressure
Parents/friends smoke
We know it’s bad for us,
why do we start to smoke?
Looks cool
What other reasons?
So how do I quit?
Two ways to quit1. All at once
2. Cutting back
Based on the way you want
to quit there are a lot of tools
out there to help you.
TIPS/SUGESSIONS:
• Pick a quit date
• On your quit date don’t smoke, not even a little.
• Avoid people and situations where you will be tempted to smoke.
• Be positive and believe in your plan.
• If you slip up, don’t give up. Try quitting again.
THANK YOU
By
P.SIDDHARTH
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