SmokingSmoking

Why do people start Why do people start smoking?smoking?

Peer pressurePeer pressure To look coolTo look cool To relax and relieve stressTo relax and relieve stress To relieve boredomTo relieve boredom Their parents smokeTheir parents smoke To lose weightTo lose weight

What is in a cigarette?What is in a cigarette?

The Dangers Of SmokingThe Dangers Of Smoking

LUNG CANCER! 80% of all lung cancer LUNG CANCER! 80% of all lung cancer deaths are smokers.deaths are smokers.

14 people die in the U.K every hour as a 14 people die in the U.K every hour as a result of smoking.result of smoking.

Heart disease, circulation problems, throat Heart disease, circulation problems, throat cancer and bronchitis are caused by cancer and bronchitis are caused by smoking cigarettes.smoking cigarettes.

Smoking contains nicotine which makes Smoking contains nicotine which makes them very addictive both psychologically them very addictive both psychologically and physically.and physically.

What’s un-cool about What’s un-cool about smoking?smoking?

Yellow teeth, yellow fingers and yellowing Yellow teeth, yellow fingers and yellowing of the whites of eyesof the whites of eyes

Cause smelly ashtray breath, clothes and Cause smelly ashtray breath, clothes and your house will smell also!your house will smell also!

More likely to get wrinkles around the eyes More likely to get wrinkles around the eyes and mouthand mouth

More likely to get spots and pimplesMore likely to get spots and pimples Smokers are often skint and have to Smokers are often skint and have to

smoke outside when socialising in publicsmoke outside when socialising in public Coughing up phlegm.Coughing up phlegm.

Ways of saying NO! to Ways of saying NO! to smokingsmoking

Be honestBe honest “ I don’t want to take one- it’s “ I don’t want to take one- it’s dangerous so I won’t”dangerous so I won’t”

Walk awayWalk away “I’m going to go somewhere “I’m going to go somewhere else instead”else instead”

Answer backAnswer back “Get lost, I’m not trying it” “Get lost, I’m not trying it”

Stand up for yourselfStand up for yourself “Just because you “Just because you chose to smoke doesn’t mean I have to”chose to smoke doesn’t mean I have to”

For support on quitting For support on quitting

Your doctor or the chemist will have Your doctor or the chemist will have alternatives to cigarettes.alternatives to cigarettes.

www.smokefree.nhs.ukwww.smokefree.nhs.uk www.nicorette.co.ukwww.nicorette.co.uk www.quit.org.ukwww.quit.org.uk