tobacco-use a modern epidemic smoking kills 37,000 canadians every year smoking is the #1 cause of...
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Smoking kills 37,000 Canadians every year
Smoking is the #1 cause of preventable death in Newfoundland and Labrador:◦ 1,000 deaths every year
20% of all deaths 90% of all preventable deaths
Half of all smokers will die from their addiction, losing, on average, 15-20 years of life
21% of youth in grades 5 through 9 have tried any type of tobacco product
The average age for a Canadian youth to start smoking is 12
Much lower in Aboriginal Communities
85% of smokers start BEFORE age 16
Girls are more likely to start smoking than boys
The Young Smoker
4,700 – 7,000 Canadians, including over 100 Newfoundlanders and Labradorians die each year from exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
ETS increases your chance of lung cancer by 25% and heart disease by 10%. It also increases risk of leukemia and cancer of almost every organ and system in the human body
(ETS) and Disease
Cost of 1 package of Cigarettes: $7.09
Pack-a-day smoker: $2587.85 per year
I’ll quit after university (5 yrs)$12,939.25
I’ll quit when I have kids (10 yrs)$25,878.50
I smoked my entire life, never got around to quitting… (40 yrs)
$103,514.00
2003 estimated annual costs:$79 million in direct health care costs$139.2 million lost productivity, years of life & employer absorbed costs.
2007 budget revenue:$93 million cigarette taxes
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
Addiction – Tough to quit!Something to do with your
handsStimulation – nicotine
stimulatesDon’t know how to quitOther reasons?
Health Stinks, bad breath,
yellow skin Family/Friends Too much money! Peer pressure (fewer
smokers) Fewer places to smoke Don’t like it anymore –
sick of it Others…
Form a plan – decide on the best approach for you.
Two ways to quit1. All at once2. Cutting back
Based on the way you want to quit there are a lot of tools out there to help you.
The 4D’s – Drink water, deep breathe, delay and do something different
Brush your teeth, chew gum Eat breakfast first, have snacks for daily
cravings Notice where you smoke and who you are with
and change accordingly. Cut back on coffee, caffeine and anything else
that triggers you to smoke Ask a health care provider about patch, gum,
pill Exercise, eat right, pick up a hobby Stay positive! You can do it! Get support from the community
Patch Gum Nicotine Inhaler Smokers’ Helpline Internet Resources
www.smokershelp.net
www.gohealthy.ca
Teacher, School Counselor, Nurse, Doctor, Friend/Family “Kick the Nic”
Group Program Quit for Life
Call the Smokers Helpline
1-800-363-5864