Post on 22-Dec-2015
Tobacco causes more than 5 million deaths per year
Cigarettes 1 in 5 deaths 4,800 chemicals in
cigarettes
Facts on Smoking
ALL THE FACTS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SMOKING
(Click to watch a facts video!)
Get it Straight!
Just as harmful as smoking! 30,000 deaths each year Asthma in children Exposed pregnant women can suffer greatly! Unhealthy environments!
Secondhand Smoke
$8.37 billion spent in 2011 Smoking costs government $193 Billion in
2000-2004 More smoking advertising than cancer
charities
Advertising Smoking Facts
Healthier Environment Less juveniles smoking
Decrease secondhand smoke Decrease in cancer findings
30% decrease in Heart Disease
Positives of Banning Public Smoking?
Causes aggression in smokers Bars can lose customers Juvenile Problems Withdrawal symptoms Government profit may decrease
Negatives of Banning Public Smoking
4,000 “first timers” each day in U.S.
Connected with alcohol, sex, and marijuana
88% start under 18 Bad social behavior
Youth Smoking
Multiple forms of cancer Coronary heart disease Chronic airway obstruction Emphysema Bronchitis Infertility
The Many Effects of Smoking
Lung Cancer Stomach Cancer
Oral cavity Cancer Pancreatic Cancer
Throat Cancer (And many more)
Cancers
Smoking increases blood pressure Increase in blood clots
Decreases oxygen to heart Nicotine fills the blood cells
Nicotine increases heart attack risk
Coronary Heart Disease w/ Smoking
Breathing basically becomes “forced”
Almost a “workout” to breath Small alveoli collapse Smoking slows down oxygen
flow
Chronic Airway Obstruction
Hard to breath Toxins in cigarettes
Lungs enlarge Tissues get destroyed More than 10 million
people in the U.S.
Emphysema
Damage to the eggs Ovulation trouble
Increased risk of cancer Can cause genetic issues
Miscarriage
Infertility
Youth- after school activities Adults- reduce stress or the urge Follow no smoking campaigns Read important health facts
Preventing Smoking
Improved blood flow in risk of cancer in quality of breathing
Overall in health
Benefits of Quitting
http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/youth_data/tobacco_use/index.htm
http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/health_effects/effects_cig_smoking/
References