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Smoking – no safe amount! A presentation for pupils in years 6 & 7 as part of the local ‘Stoptober’ campaign

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Page 1: Smoking – no safe amount! A presentation for pupils in years 6 & 7 as part of the local ‘Stoptober’ campaign

Smoking – no safe amount!

A presentation for pupils in years 6 & 7 as part of the local ‘Stoptober’ campaign

Page 2: Smoking – no safe amount! A presentation for pupils in years 6 & 7 as part of the local ‘Stoptober’ campaign

• The Government use big media campaigns to try and encourage people to change behaviour that is or could be harmful to their health

• Stoptober starts on 3rd September 2015!

• This year the campaign also focuses on the new law to stop people smoking in cars with children in

Page 3: Smoking – no safe amount! A presentation for pupils in years 6 & 7 as part of the local ‘Stoptober’ campaign
Page 4: Smoking – no safe amount! A presentation for pupils in years 6 & 7 as part of the local ‘Stoptober’ campaign
Page 5: Smoking – no safe amount! A presentation for pupils in years 6 & 7 as part of the local ‘Stoptober’ campaign

Did you know…….“Children who live with parents or siblings who smoke are up to 3 times more likely to become smokers themselves than children of non-smoking households”.

http://www.ash.org.uk/files/documents/ASH_108.pdf

Why is that??????

Page 6: Smoking – no safe amount! A presentation for pupils in years 6 & 7 as part of the local ‘Stoptober’ campaign

Did you know……• Tobacco contains a drug called Nicotine

• Nicotine is addictive

Page 7: Smoking – no safe amount! A presentation for pupils in years 6 & 7 as part of the local ‘Stoptober’ campaign

Find out how long it takes for

nicotine to travel to the

brain.

Find out about the ‘happy’ hormone

dopamine.

Find out what being

addicted means.

Page 8: Smoking – no safe amount! A presentation for pupils in years 6 & 7 as part of the local ‘Stoptober’ campaign

Why Stop Smoking?

• 19.5% of adults in the UK smoke• That’s about 1 in 5

• Half of these people will die early from a smoking related illness

• That’s more than all other preventable causes of death put together

Page 9: Smoking – no safe amount! A presentation for pupils in years 6 & 7 as part of the local ‘Stoptober’ campaign

Additional facts and figures about young people and smoking

• What does this table tell us about young people and smoking?

• What do you think about these statistics?• Is this good or bad?

http://ash.org.uk/files/documents/ASH_108.pdf

Page 10: Smoking – no safe amount! A presentation for pupils in years 6 & 7 as part of the local ‘Stoptober’ campaign

What does this graph tell you about young people and smoking?

What do you notice about differences between age and gender?

http://www.hscic.gov.uk/catalogue/PUB14579/smok-drin-drug-youn-peop-eng-2013-rep.pdf

Page 11: Smoking – no safe amount! A presentation for pupils in years 6 & 7 as part of the local ‘Stoptober’ campaign

In South Gloucestershire how many 13 – 15 year olds reported that they don’t smoke? (OPS 2014/15)

A. 95%B. 89%C. 84%D. 78%

Page 12: Smoking – no safe amount! A presentation for pupils in years 6 & 7 as part of the local ‘Stoptober’ campaign

In South Gloucestershire how many 13 – 15 year olds reported that they don’t smoke? (OPS 2014/15)

A. 95%

Page 13: Smoking – no safe amount! A presentation for pupils in years 6 & 7 as part of the local ‘Stoptober’ campaign

Media clips

• Campaigns about smoking, like Stoptober, are one way that the government use to tell people about smoking and help them to stop.

• The following clips have been shown on TV during different campaigns to help people quit smoking

• As you watch them, think about…– What messages does this advert give about

smoking?– Does it work?– Why? Or why not?

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Page 15: Smoking – no safe amount! A presentation for pupils in years 6 & 7 as part of the local ‘Stoptober’ campaign
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• Stoptober is a campaign based on positive messages about being smokefree

• It is also designed to support smokers to stop smoking in their car when there are children present

• It also shows people that with support from friends and family, it can be easier to quit

• Smokefree South Gloucestershire are the free service to help people aged 12+ who want to quit smoking

• The school will send out information for young people and their parents about where they can go for help to stop

Additional information about Stoptober and giving up smoking

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Stoptober

www.southglos.gov.uk/[email protected]

01454 865502