SMOKINGBy Rana Nareiman Esra

Sem2,11,2011

Introduction

Definition of smoking Reasons for smoking Effects of smoking on health Passive smoking Quitting smoking Benefits of stopping smoking Conclusion

What is smoking?Smoking is the inhalation of the smoke of burning tobacco encased in cigarettes, pipes and cigars, which can lead to health issues.

Cigarettes contain more than 4000 chemical compounds and at least 400 toxic substances.

The three main components of inhaled smoke are :

Nicotine

Carbon monoxide

Tar

Smokers,aged 18 years or over in Australia

Why do people smoke?

Everybody’s doing it

Advertising

Weight control

Independence

The effects of smoking on the health

Heart and circulatory disease

- Heart attack and heart disease

- Arteriosclerosis

- High blood pressure

Cancers - Lung cancer

- Mouth and throat cancer

- Leukaemia

- Pancreatic cancer

- Bladder cancer

- Stomach cancer

- Kidney cancer

Respiratory disease and other illness

- Asthma

- Tuberculosis

- Bronchitis

- Emphysema

- Stained teeth and fingers

Death rate caused by smoking in Australia

Second hand smokingSecond hand smoking, also known as passive smoking, is the effect of smoking on other people.

Who is affected by passive smoking?

- Children - Pregnant women - Partners of smokers

Quit smoking

What methods can help a smoker to stop smoking?

Cold Turkey

Gradual reduction

Hypnosis

Nicotine replacement therapy

Zyban

Chantix

Acupuncture

Low-level laser therapy

Conclusion

The effects of smoking on the health The harmful substances in the cigarettes Reasons why people smoke How to quit and why it is so hard to do so Benefits of quitting

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Useful websites• http://www.nsma.org.au/facts/figures.htm• http://www.epigee.org/smoke-component

s.html• http://didyouknow.org/smoking/• http://128.227.230.45/projects/Fall98/Wis

e/page2.htm• http://www.tobaccoinaustralia.org.au/cha

pter-3-health-effects/3-30-deaths-attributable-to-tobacco-by-disease-cat

• www.quitsmokingsupport.com• www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au