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Put the Cigarette Down. CJ Aiken. Bad for long-term health. Smoking is the leading cause of fatal lung disease Can lead to many serious things such as.. Various cancers Coronary heart disease Strokes Reduced blood circulation. Selfish to other peoples health. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Put the Cigarette Down
CJ Aiken
Bad for long-term health
• Smoking is the leading cause of fatal lung disease
• Can lead to many serious things such as..• Various cancers• Coronary heart disease• Strokes• Reduced blood circulation
Selfish to other peoples health
• When smoking around other people it can be seriously harming them
• Second hand smoke can shorten a persons lifespan
• Adults and children can develop respiratory diseases in children and adults
Second hand smoke often contains more cancer-causing and toxic chemicals than those found in the
smoke a person inhales himself!
90% of all lung cancer deaths in men and 80% in women from smoking
Smell terrible• Smoking causes your
breath to smell like an ashtray
• Smell sticks onto clothing and hair as well
• Even if a person isn’t smoking and is in a place where people are, they will smell like an ashtray themselves
• Teeth turn yellow from smoking
Bad for skin
• Smoking can increase the chance of developing wrinkles on his/her face
• Found that smokers were more commonly found to have face wrinkling than non-smokers
450 of our children under 15 start smoking
each day
CAN’T STOP, WONT STOP
• Smoking is extremely addictive
• Nicotine is a drug which can cause symptoms when trying to quit due to withdraw
• When quitting smoking it often makes those irritable or angry
• Causes headaches and may shake
Soon to be mothers• Smoking can have harmful effects on unborn
children• Diseases that are developed from the mother
due to inhaling the smoke can be passed to baby
Wheezing, shortness of breath, lack of energy, poor concentration….
All from smoking!
Selfish• When smoking it decreases the years in your
life• Very selfish to purposely harm yourself by
choosing to smoke• Not only are you harming yourself, but also
the people around you
Money doesn’t grow on trees
• Cigarettes are extremely expensive
• The price of cigarettes has increased over the year for one simple reason• Smokers will
continue buying them!
On average…$9,900 in five years$19,800 in ten years$39,600 in twenty
yearsspent away on
cigarettes
I can’t taste anything!• When smoking, it is often found that food
does not taste the same as for a non-smoker• When quitting smoking it is great to taste
things again!
443,000 deaths per year due to smoking
Fatal health issues• 17,400 people die from stroke• 90,600 die from chronic lung disease• 86,800 die from Coronary heart disease• 123,800 die from Lung cancer• 34,700 die from other cancers• 84,600 die from other diagnoses
40% of smokers will try to quit this year, only about 7% will succeed
bE smart
Stay safe, don’t smoke!