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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?