All forms of tobacco is dangerous!Tobacco-related diseases kill over 44 000 South Africans and nearly 6 million people worldwide annually, that is, one person every six seconds which amounts to one in 10 persons in the world.

Tobacco use increases the risk of cancer of the lungs, oesophagus, mouth, bladder, pancreas, kidney, stomach, cervix and breast

What you should know

What you should know

Tobacco is addictiveTobacco and second-hand smoke contain over 1 400 dangerous and harmful chemicals including nicotine, the substance that makes tobacco so addictive. There is no known safe levels for second-hand smoke. Tobacco smoke contains over 300 cancer causing chemicals also known as carcinogensSmokeless tobaccoSmokeless tobacco products includes snuff, chewing-tobacco and ‘snus’. These products also increase the risk of cancer, especially oral cancers

What is really in cigarettes?

81 cancer causing chemicals have so far been identified in cigarettes [according to the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)].

Some of these are:• Acetone – paint stripper• Ammonia – toilet cleaner• Arsenic – rat poison• Butane – lighter fluid• Carbon monoxide – exhaust fumes• Naphthalen – mothballs• Phenol – disinfectant

What you should know

Second-hand smoke is harmful• Second-hand smoke contains twice as much tar and nicotine per unit volume as

does smoke inhaled from a cigarette. • Has 3x as much cancer-causing benzopyrene, • 5x as much carbon monoxide, • and 50x as much ammonia. • Second-hand smoke from pipes and cigars is equally as harmful. • Causes lung cancer and contributes to the development of heart diseaseNo under 18-year old is allowed to buy tobacco productsThe law states that no person shall sell or supply any tobacco product to any person under the age of 18 years

Is smoking really worth it?

You decide

“I used to think it wouldn’t happen to me. I won’t get cancer, but I was wrong. I had my voice-box removed because of smoking. I now breathe through a hole in my throat. Please quit while you can stillbreath and talk.”

Dennis Woest - Cancer Survivor

Starting young leads to addiction!

Young adulthood is the most susceptible and vulnerable period to start using tobacco products. The resting heart rate of youth that smoke is faster than those of their peersLong-term effects before the age of 18 include chronic diseases:• Lung and stomach cancer,• Stroke and • Heart diseaseResearch shows that there is a strong link between active cigarette smoking in young people and addiction to nicotine; reduced lung function; lung growth and asthma

Electronic cigarettes – not safe!

• Electronic cigarettes are battery-operated devices designed to look like regular tobacco cigarettes.

• E-cigarettes may contain nicotine and other harmful chemicals

• E-cigarettes are controlled by the Medicines Control Council in South Africa and is available only by prescription in a pharmacy

How bad is hookah / hubbly bubbly?

Hookah and cigarette smoke both contain poisons, including nicotine, tar, carbon monoxide, arsenic, and lead. Arsenic is used as a rat poison, and carbon monoxide is a deadly gas also found in motor car exhaust. Even in small amounts, lead can make children hyperactive, irritable and cause brain damageThe water in the hookah DOES NOT filter out the toxic ingredients in the tobacco smoke

How bad is hookah / hubbly bubbly?

A hookah smoker takes about 100 puffs in a single (45 minute) session, while a cigarette smoker takes about 10 puffs per cigarette. So smoking one hookah pipe can give you as much nicotine as smoking 10 cigarettes. Ofcourse, it is the “tar” in tobacco smoke thatcauses cancer. Smoke produced in a typical hookahsmoking session can contain about 36times more tar, and about 8 timesmore carbon monoxide, than thesmoke from a single cigarette

Time to Kick Butt

CANSA’s eKick Butt programme - an unique online smoking cessation programme. Through a series of emails, surveys and downloads, it guides you and mentors quitting smoking and non-smoking becomes a lifelong habit, not merely the time interval between two cigarettes. This programme supplies a series of handy tools – tried and tested – to help one quit for good.

eKick Butt has helped nearly 4 000 peoplewho wanted to quit

Imagine a healthier you?

Quitting tobacco can have a positive effect on your health and lifestyle:• Reducing the cancer risk• Lower heart rate and blood pressure• Breathing better• Being able to walk without shortness

of breath• Living a longer and healthier life• Having more physical energy• Being a good role model for children

and youth

Timeline of quitting

20 minutes after last cigarette: blood pressure and pulse rate drops; body temperature rises toward normal

8 hours after quitting: carbon monoxide level in blood drops to normal; oxygen level rises to normal

24 hours after quitting: chance of a heart attack decreases

48 hours after quitting: nerve endings start re-growing; ability to smell and taste is enhanced

After 2 weeks to 3 months: circulation improves; walking becomes easier; lung function improves

Time of quittingAfter 1 to 9 months decrease in coughing, sinus congestion, fatigue, shortness of breath

After 1 year: excess risk of coronary heart disease is decreased to half that of a smoker

After 5 to 15 years: stroke risk is reduced to that of people who have never smoked

After 10 years: risk of lung cancer drops to as little as one-half that of continuing smokers; risk of cancer of the mouth, throat, oesophagus, bladder, kidney, and pancreas decreases; risk of ulcer decreases

After 15 years: risk of coronary heart disease is now similar to that of people who have never smoked; risk of death returns to nearly the level of people who have never smoked.

Know the law – it’s your right to a smoke-free world• Parliament proclaimed that two Acts which

amend South Africa’s tobacco control laws are now in operation and passed in 2007 and 2008

• Legislation is very clear about where people may smoke and where smoking is prohibited

• It’s your right to complain when someone smokes in your presence

• It’s also your right to take remedial steps if someone smokes in any area where smoking is prohibited

Know the law – it’s your right to a smoke-free world• Adults may not smoke in a car when a passenger under 12 years is present• Smoking is not allowed in premises (including private homes) used for commercial

childcare activities, such as crèches, or for schooling or tutoring• No person under 18 may be allowed into a designated smoking area• No smoking in partially enclosed public places such as balconies, covered patios,

verandas, walkways, parking areas, etc.• The fine for the owner of a restaurant, pub, bar and workplace that breaks the smoking

law is a maximum of R50 000 and for the individual smoker R500• The tobacco industry can no longer use ‘viral’ marketing like parties to target young

people• The sale of tobacco products to and by persons under the age of 18 years is prohibited• Cigarette vending machines that sell tobacco products cannot be used to sell other

products like crisps, chocolates etc.

Keep your environment smoke-free• Keep your environment smoke-free and report all non-compliance of the Tobacco Control

Act to the Environmental Health Officer of the local municipality where the incident occurred.

Take the pledge to raise awareness about World No Tobacco DayImagine a world without cancer tobacco?

• Pledge to be tobacco-free and share a message

• Write on our CANSA website wall• Share a photo of yourself with your pledge /

message on social media using the hashtag #KickButtWorldNoTobaccoDay

Take the pledge to raise awareness about World No Tobacco Day

Pledge a donation – help CANSA to educate and reduce the cancer risk – a R300 donation will enable us to produce 600 educational pamphlets about the dangers of tobacco, making the public aware of screeningavailable, cancer symptoms and how to reduce thecancer risk

Make an easy donation throughthe Snapscan mobile phone app:

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Thank You

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Whilst the Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA) has taken every precaution in compiling this presentation, neither it, nor any contributor(s) to this presentation can be held responsible for any action (or the lack thereof) taken by any person or organisation wherever they shall be based, as a result, direct or otherwise, of information contained in, or accessed through, this presentation.

Whilst the Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA) has taken every precaution in compiling this presentation, neither it, nor any contributor(s) to this presentation can be held responsible for any action (or the lack thereof) taken by any person or organisation wherever they shall be based, as a result, direct or otherwise, of information contained in, or accessed through, this presentation.