THE FACTS THAT YOU NEED TO KNOW!

Tobacco is the only legal product

sold that is DEADLY when used

exactly as the manufacturer

intended.

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

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.

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

Affects EVERY part of your body

Hair

Brain

Eyes

Mouth – teeth and tongue

Skin

Heart

Lungs

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

SKIN EFFECTS

winkles, dry skin, psoriasis, yellow fingers

and stained fingernails

Peripheral vascular disease, gangrene, amputation

Asthma

EmphysemaHealthy Lung CancerDiseased Lung

Common Lung Diseases

Heart attacks, high blood pressure, arteriosclerosis, aortic aneurysm, and cancer

ArteriosclerosisCoronary heart disease Cancer

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?

THE SHORT TERM EFFECTS :

Eye irritation

Headache

Nasal discomfort and sneezing

Cough and sore throat

Nausea and dizziness

Increased heart rate and blood pressure

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

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?

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.

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.

THANK YOU

By

P.SIDDHARTH