Tobacco

Health Problems Caused by SMOKING

Tobacco

Cancers: lung,

mouth, esophagus, stomach…

Lung diseases: bronchitis,

asthma and emphysema…

Heart diseases,

heart attack

Psychiatric disorders

SMOKING AND CANCERO The rates of death from cancer are between two

and four times greater for smokers.

O Smoking causes about 90 percent of lung cancer.

O Look at the difference between a healthy lung and a cancer lung:

O Smoking is also associated with other cancers: mouth, larynx, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, pancreas, kidney, etc.

CIGARETTEO Components of cigarettes are:

Why Do People Smoke Tobacco?

O Tobacco is very addictive.

O When you start using tobacco, your body needs the substance. You become dependent on it.

SOURCE OF INCOMEO Tobacco is harmful , but it isn’t forbidden to sell

because it’s a very good source of revenue for the goverment.

O However, on each pack of tobacco, it is required to include either a written warning such as ‘Smoking kills’ or an image of the damage caused by smoking.

OTHER PROBLEMS CAUSED BY TOBACCO

O Dry, wrinkled skinO Halitosis (bad breath)O Stains on teeth O Fertility problemsO Tiredness

O Quitting smoking is difficult because cigarettes contain addictive substances.

O To stop smoking, it helps to form healthy habits like doing sports to relax yourself.

HOW TO STOP SMOKING

The EndBy Felipe Guerrero

Leonardo García Jorge de la Fuente

Pablo Revuelta