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SMOKING

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Why did you start smoking?

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Reasons why people start to smoke
• On a dare to show that you are not timid or afraid.
• To fit with the crowd (all my friends do it)
• To appear sophisticated or cool
• To be grown-up
• To assert your independence
• As a sign of protest, rebellion, or to defy authority
• Free samples from friends or advertisers

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 Reasons why people start to smoke
• Influences from people you respect and admire
– Parents or relatives smoked
– Images of famous actors, movie stars, or role models
– Baseball players who use chewing tobacco
– Famous scientists
(Einstein is the prototype of intellectual smokers.
 He looks so proud with a pipe in his mouth.)
• Portrayals by cigarette advertisements
• To try to lose weight
• To calm your nerves
• As a kind of "air freshener" when using the toilet
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Why do you smoke now?

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 Has smoking helped you
achieve your goals?
Has smoking made you
smarter, or cooler, or sexier?

Are you aware that your

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 Some of the reasons why people smoke
• No particular reason, but the cigarettes are handy
• To reduce a feeling of anxiety or nervousness
• To calm down when upset or angry
• To socialize with other smokers
• When feeling restless
• As relaxation
• To take a break from work
• While having coffee or tea
• When having a drink with friends
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 Some of the reasons why people smoke
• To satisfy an urge to smoke
• After a meal
• After sex
• To pass the time while waiting for someone.
• When driving in the car
• When feeling depressed
• When drinking beer, wine, or liquor
• To celebrate something
• To think about a difficult problem
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Did you know that…

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• Smoking kills an estimated _NUMBER____
people each year in the Philippines.
• It is a major cause of illness and premature
death
• On average, persistent smokers die 10 years
younger than non-smokers.

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 Who smokes?
• 80% of smokers start smoking before age 21
• 100% of humans start out life as non
smokers...if you were a non-smoker once, you
can become a non-smoker again
• 11% of youths aged 12-17 have smoked
• One in five high school seniors smoke daily,
and 70% have tried cigarettes
• 3000 teenagers start smoking each day
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 TOBACCO
Tobacco contains
over 4, 000
chemicals, many of
which are harmful
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Some harmful chemicals in tobacco:
• Benzene - solvent used in fuel and chemical manufacture
• Formaldehyde - highly poisonous, colourless liquid used to
preserve dead bodies
• Ammonia - chemical found in cleaning fluids. Used in cigarettes
to increase the delivery of nicotine
• Hydrogen cyanide - poisonous gas used in the manufacture of
plastics, dyes, and pesticides. Often used as a fumigant to kill rats
• Cadmium - extremely poisonous metal found in batteries
• Acetone - solvent found in nail polish remover
• Arsenic - ingredient in rat poison

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Three main components of inhaled smoke

• Nicotine
• Carbon monoxide
• Tar

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 Effects of Nicotine
• It reaches the brain within 10 seconds after
smoke is inhaled.
• Acts as both a stimulant and depressant on your
body.
• It increases your bowel activity, saliva, and
bronchial secretions.
• It stimulates the nervous system and may cause
tremors in the inexperienced user, or even
convulsions with high doses.
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 Effects of Nicotine (2)
• After stimulation, there's a phase that
depresses the muscles in your airways.
• As a euphoric agent, nicotine causes
relaxation from stressful situations.

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 Effects of Nicotine (3)
• Causes sweating, nausea, and diarrhea.
• It elevates the blood level of glucose (blood
sugar) and increases insulin production.
• It tends to enhance platelet aggregation,
which may lead to blood clots.

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 Effects of Nicotine (4)
• It temporarily stimulates memory and
alertness.
• People who use tobacco frequently depend on
it to help them accomplish certain tasks at
specific levels of performance.
• It tends to be an appetite suppressant.

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 Carbon monoxide
• A poisonous gas found in car fumes, which
reduces the amount of oxygen carried in the
blood.
• It binds to hemoglobin in red blood cells,
preventing affected cells from carrying a full
load of oxygen

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 Tar
• cancer-causing chemicals, collectively known
as "tar"

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 Health Risks
• Blood clots, which may lead to aneurysms and strokes
• Cancer (especially in the lung, mouth, larynx, esophagus, bladder, kidney,
pancreas, and cervix)
• Coronary artery disease including angina and heart attacks
• Decreased ability to taste and smell
• Delayed wound healing
• High blood pressure
• Lung problems such as emphysema and chronic bronchitis
• Pregnancy-related problems, including miscarriage, premature labor, low
birth weight, and risk for sudden infant death syndrome
• Tooth and gum diseases
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Lung Cancer

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Gum disease/Mouth cancer

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 Cosmetic issues
• Cigarette smoke leaves an unpleasant smell
• Nicotine stains on fingers
• Wrinkles
• Teeth are discolored

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 Social issues
•  Lose contact with non-smoking friends
• Second-hand smoke is dangerous to those
around the smoker
• Cigarette smoke bothers other people
• Littering when cigarette butts are discarded

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 Financial issues
• Smoking takes up a large portion of household
budget in low income household
– deprive essential expenditures
• Smoking has long-term negative effect on
health
– high medical expenditures
• Smoking has negative effect on health
– premature death/ low mortality

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How quickly can a room go up in flames?

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 Second-hand smoke
• Those who are regularly around the smoke of
others (secondhand smoke) have a higher risk
of:
– Coronary artery disease
– Lung cancer
– Sudden and severe reactions, including those
involving the eye, nose, throat, and lower
respiratory tract

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 Second-hand smoke
• Infants and children that are exposed regularly
to secondhand smoke are at risk of:
– Asthma
– Infections, including virus-caused upper
respiratory infections, ear infections, and
pneumonia
– Lungs that do not work as well (poor lung
function)
– Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)

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