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Towards a smokefree Europe

Towards a smokefree Europe. Malta Medical Students’ Association EU HELP 2.0 Campaign. History. The spread of the habit. History. 5000 BC – tobacco cultivated in South America believed that smoking cured diseases Smoking was used to: contact spiritual world

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Towards a smokefree Europe

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  1. Towards a smokefree Europe Malta Medical Students’ Association EU HELP 2.0 Campaign

  2. History The spread of the habit

  3. History • 5000 BC – tobacco cultivated in South America • believed that smoking cured diseases • Smoking was used to: • contact spiritual world • seal peace treaties (peace pipe) • 15th cent. – introduced in Europe

  4. Tobacco Epidemic

  5. The Cigarette What does it contain?

  6. The Cigarette • Over 4,000 chemicals, more than 50 cause cancer

  7. Tar • stains teeth and fingers brown • contributes to lung disease

  8. Carbon Monoxide • odourless and colourless gas and extremely toxic • less oxygen taken up by the body • less fit, out of breath quicker

  9. Other Substances

  10. The Cigarette All these substances contribute to all the signs and symptoms observed in smokers…

  11. Nicotine • plants produce nicotine to prevent getting eaten by insects and animals • highly toxic…also used as industrial pesticide • contributes to: • reproductive disorders • heart disorders • cancer ........... addiction

  12. Addiction Why is it so difficult to stop smoking?

  13. The Nicotine Addict • addict needs the drug to feel normal • drugs are illegal or prescriptive • although legal and harmful… nicotine is an addictive drug • similar to the addiction of heroin and cocaine      

  14. Paul thinks that quitting may be hard for other people, but he can quit any time he wants to…

  15. The Addiction Cycle

  16. ....so what happens if you do not take your cigarette? • The smoking addict would feel: anxious not concentrated restless

  17. The Nicotine Addict • Nicotine addiction is what keeps many people smoking despite…. • its harmful effects • wanting to quit The consequences of this are many...

  18. Disease What does smoking do to the human body?

  19. Kevin told Mark that after all smoking is not that harmful since cancer is the only disease smokers can get ….and everyone has to die one day or another

  20. Respiratory Problems • Cilia in airways move dust upwards so that they do not get in the delicate lungs • Smoke destroys them

  21. Lungs of a smoker • lung will no longer be clear as it was • smoking addicts are always coughing • coughing is with mucus from damaged lung • microbes accumulate in lungs • smokers develop infections more often • take longer to get better • infections lasting months

  22. Diseases of the Circulation • narrowing of the arteries • smoking addict has a 200% increased risk

  23. Consequences.... Heart Attack Stroke Death Disability

  24. Cancer

  25. Lung Cancer

  26. How many people are affected?

  27. Annual Deaths

  28. Global Deaths by Smoking

  29. These people were once young people like you...

  30. Malta • smoking is one of the major cause of disease and death among Maltese men

  31. Education • education helps in making people realise the effects of smoking

  32. Secondhand Smoke Smoke in the environment around you

  33. 85% of cigarette smoke is produced between puffs

  34. Smoking and Pregnancy What are the effects?

  35. Smoking in Pregnancy

  36. Smoking is not just suicide... ...it’s murder...

  37. Law What are my rights?

  38. Law • smoking was banned in all enclosed public spaces (Malta, April 2004) • the right for a smokefree environment • Stand up for your rights!

  39. Smoking Ban

  40. Mirror, mirror.... How does smoking affect the way I look?

  41. Social effects • the clothes, hair and breath of a smoking addict immediately givehis habit away Bad odour

  42. Social effects • ‘smoking reduces attractiveness’ • over two-thirds of young people • over half of smokers • ‘quit to improve my attractiveness’ • nearly half of smokers

  43. ‘Kissing a smoker.... is like licking an ashtray....’ Randy Powell

  44. Aging of a Smoking Addict

  45. Cosmetic Effects • Skin - ages by 10- 20 years • Wrinkles – increases x3 times • Face - yellow-grey, hollow cheeks • Mouth – bad breath, gum & tooth disease • Staining - yellow tooth enamel and fingers • Fat – more fat storage and cellulite

  46. When telling her to quit, Maria argues that she has a right to smoke since smoking doesn't hurt anybody but her

  47. Co$t How much mon€y does a smoking addict burn?

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