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 Tobacco use is the single largest cause of preventable
death.
 Every person who begins smoking is guaranteed to
experience negative health consequences-from
reduced lung function to premature death.
 Worldwide, smoking causes an estimated 4,000,000
deaths every year; many from the following diseases:
 Arteriosclerosis and
Atherosclerosis
 Arteriosclerosis is the
hardening of arteries
 Atherosclerosis is the
build up of plaque in
arteries
 Cancer
 Tobacco smoke contains
over 60 carcinogens
 Cardiovascular Disease
 Asthma
 Bladder Cancer
 Bronchitis
 Burns
 Every second, 8 people
around the world die of a
tobacco related disease
 Chronic Obstructive
 Esophageal Cancer
Pulmonary Disease
(COPD)
 Drug Interference
 Emphysema
 Fetal Damage
 Gum Disease
 Gingivitis, Periodontitis
 Tars in cigarette smoke
cause irritation and reduce
elasticity in the lungs’
alveoli. As a result, the
lungs lose their ability to
transfer oxygen to the
blood
 25% of Americans smoke,
20% of U.S. deaths are
related to tobacco
 Heart Attack
 Nicotine, the addictive
chemical, increases the
heart rate minutes after
the inhale. Nicotine
also causes the arteries
to become more narrow
 Impaired Athletic Ability
 Impotence
 Increased Disease
Severity
 Infertility
 Kidney Cancer
 Laryngeal Cancer
 Leukoplakia
 Pre-cancerous white
patch inside the mouth
 Lung Cancer
 Oral&Oropharyngeal
 Lung cancer kills more
people than any other type
of cancer. Smoking causes
more than 80% of all cases
of lung cancer
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 Monetary Costs
 Smokers have more
expenses because of life
insurance, taxes,
replacement costs for
burns, cigarette cost
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Cancer
Osteoporosis
Pancreatic Cancer
Peripheral Vascular
Disease
Poisonous Ingredients
 Tobacco Smoke contains
more than 4,000 chemicals
(60 carcinogens)
 Premature Aging
 Hair loss, premature gray hair,
facial wrinkles
 Premature Death
 Reduced Lung function
 Rheumatoid Arthritis
 When the body’s own immune
system attacks the joints
 Secondhand Smoke
 Can cause same effects as
smokers
 Contains twice as much tar
and nicotine – no filter
 Over 63,000 deaths a year for
non-smokers
 Sensory Impairment
 Stroke
 When an artery in the brain
becomes clogged or bursts
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Suppressed Immune Sys.
Vision Impairment
Yellowed Teeth & Nails
Young Addiction
 Cigarette companies recruit
young smokers to replace the
older ones that die.
 More than 80% of adult
smokers in U.S. started before
18 y.o.