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TOBACCO
&
HEALTH
1
ABOUT
SMOKING…
1/3rd world population are smokers
Males:
> 1 billion
Females:
> 250 million
Industrialized Countries
% of Male smokers:
50%
% of Female smokers
22%
Developing countries
Males
35%
Females
9%
2
CAUSES OF SMOKING…
Usually the adolescents (mostly of 10-15 yrs)
indulge in smoking as a result of
• curiosity,
• adventurism,
• rebelliousness and adulthood,
• a manly and masculine act that will lead them to
happiness, fitness, wealth, power and sexual success.
• attractive advertisements influence the immature and
unstable minds.
3
COMPOSITION OF
TOBACCO
What’s in Tobacco?
Tar: black sticky substance used to
pave roads
Nicotine: Insecticide
Carbon Monoxide: Car exhaust
Acetone: Finger nail polish remover
Ammonia: Toilet Cleaner
Cadmium: used batteries
Ethanol: Alcohol
Arsenic: Rat poison
Butane: Lighter Fluid
SMOKING AND DISEASES
Tobacco Kills More People Each Year Than
Alcohol, Cocaine, Crack, Heroin,
Homicide, Suicide, Car Accidents, Fires and
AIDS combined
Common diseases
Lung Cancer
The uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in one or both lungs.
Lung cancer kills more people than any other type of cancer
Common diseases
Arteriosclerosis
Healthy artery
Damaged artery
Common diseases
Heart Attack:
Torn heart wall: Result of over-worked
heart muscle
SMOKERS ARE
TWICE AS
LIKELY AS
NONSMOKERS
TO HAVE A
HEART ATTACK
Common diseases
Stroke:
This brain
shows stroke
damage, which
can cause death
or severe
mental or
physical
disability
Common diseases
Emphysema
Symptoms Include
Shortness of breath
Chronic cough
Wheezing
Anxiety
Weight loss
Ankle, feet and leg
swelling
Emphysematic lung
fatigue
Common diseases
Fetal Damage
Fetal Smoking Syndrome:
•Birth defects
•Premature stillbirth
•Low birthweight
•Prone to Sudden Infant Death
Syndrome
•Lowered immune capacity
Common diseases
Laryngeal Cancer
Symptoms:
•Persistent hoarseness
•Chronic sore throat
•Painful swallowing
•Pain in the ear
•Lump in the neck
Over 80% of deaths from laryngeal cancer are linked to
smoking
Common diseases
Dental Problems
Common
Consequences:
•Stained teeth
Above: Cavities
•Gum inflammation
Below: Gingivitis
•Black hairy tongue
•Oral cancer
•Delayed healing of the
gums
If smoking is so bad for
us, why do we start?