be smart don't start anti-smoking leaflet
TRANSCRIPT
BE SMART,
DON’T START
What is an etwinning project?
An etwinning project is a collaboration between
Maltese and other European students, with the aim to learn together about a
particular topic.
HOW SMOKING
IMPACTS ONE’S
LIFE
How it affects sports: Sports requires a large amount of energy. When one smokes, their
body will have less fuel, and the little fuel it has is not transported to the
areas that are needed when you are practicing a sport.
How it affects appearance:
The skin is probably the first thing that one notices. When you smoke, the skin wrinkles prematurely and
dark circles appear around the eyes. Smokers’ hair becomes more brittle and more likely to break off before it’s fully grown. Heavy smokers are more likely to go bald. Prolonged
smoking causes yellow, stained fingernails and teeth.
And so this is us...
This booklet was created by Abigail Galea
and Katrina Mifsud
With the help of:
www.smokefree.hk www.betterhealth.vic.gov
http://thefilterwales.org www.smokefreekids.info
HOW SMOKING
EFFECTS OTHER
WHAT IS OUR
ETWINNING
PROJECT ABOUT?
Our etwinning project is called
“Be smart, Don’t Start”. It’s about smoking. Only few people know about ALL the problems that
smoking can cause., and how it interferes with daily
activities.
Passive smoking means breathing in other people ‘s
tobacco smoke.
HOW SMOKING
AFFECTS THE
SMOKER
Smoking is hazardous to health, because it causes:
Cancers: The main substance in
cigarettes that causes cancer is “tar”. Such as: Lung,
Kidney and Liver cancer.
Cardiac Diseases: Smoking affects the heart and the
circulatory system by increasing your heart rate and causing a
sharp rise in blood pressure.
Respiratory System: Harmful substances of the
cigarettes accumulate inside the bronchial tubes, that is the
obstruction of small air ways in the lungs, which prevents inhaled air
from exiting, which causes ruptures of the air sacks.
Passive smoking is dangerous to
everybody, basically a second hand smoker is
affected just as much as the active smoker.
A person who smokes heavily indoors causes a permanent
low-lying smoke cloud that other household members have no
choice but to breathe.