the truth about tobacco
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THE FACTS THAT YOU NEED TO KNOW!
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Tobacco is the only legal product
sold that is DEADLY when used
exactly as the manufacturer
intended.
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FACT
Cigarettes contain over 4000 toxic
chemicals – 50 of which are known to cause
cancer!
TAR ARSENIC
AMMONIA FORMAL DEHYDE
METHANOL ACETONE
HYDROGEN CYANIDE CARBON MONOXIDE
NICOTINE
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Nicotine is a powerful mood-altering
substance that is extremely toxic and addictive
Facts about Nicotine Found only in the tobacco leaf.
At low doses it can stimulate nerve cells.
At high doses it is a poison that has been used as an insecticide.
Two to three drops of pure nicotine can kill a person.
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What does Nicotine do?
Takes 7 seconds for 1/4 of the nicotine to go straight
to the brain.
Causes your brain to release a chemical called
Dopamine.
It's Dopamine that gives you a false sense of well-
being, and soon the body wants more and more
Dopamine on a regular basis. This is the beginning
of an addiction.
80% of young people who try 2 cigarettes or more go
on to battle a life-time of addiction.
http://www.finalsmoke.com/howitworks.html
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Affects EVERY part of your body
Hair
Brain
Eyes
Mouth – teeth and tongue
Skin
Heart
Lungs
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Mouth –bad breath, gum
disease, tooth
decay, tongue & mouth cancerEyes –
cataracts
& blindness
Brain – nicotine can
be as addictive as
heroin and alters the
functioning of the brain .
It increases risk of
stroke
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SKIN EFFECTS
winkles, dry skin, psoriasis, yellow fingers
and stained fingernails
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Peripheral vascular disease, gangrene, amputation
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Asthma
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EmphysemaHealthy Lung CancerDiseased Lung
Common Lung Diseases
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Heart attacks, high blood pressure, arteriosclerosis, aortic aneurysm, and cancer
ArteriosclerosisCoronary heart disease Cancer
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A combination of 2 forms of smoke from burning tobacco products:
Side stream smoke: smoke that comes from the end of a lighted cigarette, pipe, or cigar
Mainstream smoke: smoke that is exhaled by a smoker
Second-hand smoke is more dangerous than directly inhaled smoke. Second-hand smoke releases the same 4,000 chemicals as smoke that is directly inhaled, but often in even greater quantities
What is
Second-Hand
Smoke?
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THE SHORT TERM EFFECTS :
Eye irritation
Headache
Nasal discomfort and sneezing
Cough and sore throat
Nausea and dizziness
Increased heart rate and blood pressure
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Long-term effects include:
Reduced ability to take in and use oxygen.
Cancer of the lung.
Heart disease and stroke.
Childhood asthma and other breathing difficulties.
Ear infections
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Curious
Experimenting
Peer Pressure
Parents/friends smoke
We know it’s bad for us,
why do we start to smoke?
Looks cool
What other reasons?
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So how do I quit?
Two ways to quit1. All at once
2. Cutting back
Based on the way you want
to quit there are a lot of tools
out there to help you.
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TIPS/SUGESSIONS:
• Pick a quit date
• On your quit date don’t smoke, not even a little.
• Avoid people and situations where you will be tempted to smoke.
• Be positive and believe in your plan.
• If you slip up, don’t give up. Try quitting again.
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THANK YOU
By
P.SIDDHARTH