Smoking

1. Smoking Kills millions every year Is a very bad habit By: Dillon Webber

2. Smoking Addictives • Whale Vomit • Nicotine • Ammonia

3. Different types of cigarettes • Marlboro • Camel • Pall Mall • There are two different types of cigarettes • Menthol • Regular

4. Short term affects • Cancer • Disease risk • Increased heart rate and increased blood pressure • Harder to pump blood(blood vesseles) • Build-up of fat and cholesterol • An increase in acid in the stomach, which can be painful

5. Long term affects Osteoporosis and weakened bones Circulatory problems Ulcers Premature aging Bronchitis Infections • Hawking luges • Cancers • Lung diseases • Heart disease • Cardiovascular diseases • Stroke

6. Benefits of Electronic Cigarettes Save money over buying cigarettes Healthier than traditional cigarettes Smoke in smoke free areas: restaurants, hotels, etc.. Vapor is odor free so it keeps you and others from smelling of smoke

7. Electronic Cigarette History • Invented by a Chinese pharmacist named: Hon Lik • Intended electronic cigarettes to be used as a tool to help people quit smoking

8. Dangers of Electronic Cigarettes • Flavors may not only promote non-smokers into picking up the bad habit • Colorful packaging and appetizing flavors as a reason to start smoking • The kids might be more attracted

9. Medical Effects • Rapid heartbeat, and even heart palpitations • Still receive nicotine

10. Smoking • Decreased oxygen to the heart and to other tissues in the body • Decreased exercise tolerance • Decreased HDL (good) cholesterol • Increased risk of developing coronary artery disease and heart attack

11. Smoking • Increased risk of developing peripheral artery disease and stroke • Increased risk of developing diabetes • Increase tendency for blood clotting

12. Smoking Effects • More people die from smoking than other related deaths each year

13. What Happens When You Quit • After 20 minutes • You stop polluting the air • Your blood pressure and pulse decrease • The temperature of your hands and feet increases • After 8 hours • The carbon monoxide level in your blood returns to normal • Oxygen levels in your blood increase • After 24 hours • Your risk of heart attack decreases • After 48 hours • Nerve endings adjust to the absence of nicotine • Your ability to taste and smell begin to return

14. What Happens When You Quit • After 2 weeks to 3 months • Your circulation improves • Your exercise tolerance improves • After 1 – 9 months • Coughing, sinus congestion, fatigue and shortness of breath decrease • Your overall energy level increases • After 1 year • Your risk of heart disease decreases to half that of a current smoker • After 5 – 15 years • Your risk of stroke is reduced to that of people who have never smoked

15. Smoking & Pregnancy • Higher risk for miscarriage • Complications such as bleeding • Detachment of placenta • Premature birth

16. Children's exposure to second-hand smoke • Middle ear infections • Reduced lung growth • Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS, or cot death)

17. Smoking & Heart • Blood clot more easily • Risk of heart attack • Poor circulation • Strokes

18. Earth Going Up In Smoke • 10% of fire deaths • 300,000 deaths • US $27 billion in costs

19. Why?? • Give me 1 good reason to smoke. • Tell me what can smoking cure. • Give me an example of how smoking helps you each day.

20. Works Cited • www.thescooponsmoking.org • www.smokingfacts.net • www.ffsonline.org