Facts & Figures• Each day, more than 3,200 people under 18

smoke their first cigarette, and approximately 2,100 youth and young adults become daily smokers.

• 9 out of 10 smokers start before the age of 18, and 98% start smoking by age 26.

• 1 in 5 adults and teenagers smoke.

• Approximately 18% of high school students smoke cigarettes.

• From 1964 to 2014, the proportion of adult smokers declined from 42.0% to 18.0%.

Source: http://betobaccofree.hhs.gov/about-tobacco/facts-figures/index.html

Why is smoking harmful to smokers?

General Health :

• More than 16 million people already have at least one disease from smoking.

• 8.6 million people live with a serious illness caused by smoking.

• On average, smokers die 13 to 14 years earlier than nonsmokers.

Source: http://betobaccofree.hhs.gov/about-tobacco/facts-figures/index.html

Respiratory Health:

• Nearly 9 out of 10 lung cancers are caused by smoking. Smokers today are much more likely to develop lung cancer than smokers were in 1964.

• Smoking increases a person’s risk of getting diagnosed with tuberculosis and dying from it.

• A study suggests that youths who smoke are more prone to develop asthma.

• Smoking slows down lungs growth in children and teens.

Source: http://betobaccofree.hhs.gov/about-tobacco/facts-figures/index.html

Disease causes Cancer:

• Smoking causes many other types of cancers. These include cancers of the throat, mouth, nasal cavity, esophagus, stomach, pancreas, kidney, bladder, and cervix, as well as acute myeloid leukemia.

• If men suffering from prostate cancer smoke, it is considered to be life threatening to them, may be more likely to die from the disease than nonsmokers.

Diabetes:• Smokers are 30% to 40% more likely to develop type 2

diabetes than nonsmokers.

Source: http://betobaccofree.hhs.gov/about-tobacco/facts-figures/index.html

Fertility:

• 18 million males over age 20 suffer from erectile dysfunction (ED). Smoking is a cause of ED, as cigarette smoke alters blood flow necessary for an erection.

Heart Diseases:

• Tobacco smoking increases the levels of triglycerides and clotting factors and reduces the levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol in the blood, leading to coronary heart diseases, stroke, cerebrovascular diseases and atherosclerotic peripheral vascular diseases.

Source: http://betobaccofree.hhs.gov/about-tobacco/facts-figures/index.html

Lung Cancer:

• It is the leading cause of lung cancer. Smoking accounts for about 80% cases of lung cancer. In addition, smoking also increases the risk of cancer of other body organs like mouth, esophagus, pancreas, stomach, kidneys, bladder and cervix.

Source: http://betobaccofree.hhs.gov/about-tobacco/facts-figures/index.html

Passive smoking• Passive smoking means breathing in other people's

tobacco smoke. Second-hand smoke is a danger to everyone, but children, pregnant women and the partners of people who smoke are most vulnerable. Passive smoking increases the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS or cot death), middle ear disease, asthma, respiratory illnesses, lung cancer and coronary heart disease.

• Second-hand smoke is a common indoor pollutant in the home, making passive smoking a serious health risk for both those who smoke and those who do not. Children are particularly at risk of serious health effects from second-hand smoke.

Prevention and control measures• Eliminate as much stress as possible. Stress

makes a smoker run to a cigarette.

• Try alternative methods. Chewing gum helps you get through the craving, sucking on a mint also helps.

• Drink plenty of fluids. Keep a glass of water or juice by you and sip it steadily. Try different flavors.

• Try to avoid the shop you usually buy cigarettes. Try doing something totally different.

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