Put the Cigarette Down

CJ Aiken

Bad for long-term health

• Smoking is the leading cause of fatal lung disease

• Can lead to many serious things such as..• Various cancers• Coronary heart disease• Strokes• Reduced blood circulation

Selfish to other peoples health

• When smoking around other people it can be seriously harming them

• Second hand smoke can shorten a persons lifespan

• Adults and children can develop respiratory diseases in children and adults

Second hand smoke often contains more cancer-causing and toxic chemicals than those found in the

smoke a person inhales himself!

90% of all lung cancer deaths in men and 80% in women from smoking

Smell terrible

• Smoking causes your breath to smell like an ashtray

• Smell sticks onto clothing and hair as well

• Even if a person isn’t smoking and is in a place where people are, they will smell like an ashtray themselves

• Teeth turn yellow from smoking

Bad for skin

• Smoking can increase the chance of developing wrinkles on his/her face

• Found that smokers were more commonly found to have face wrinkling than non-smokers

450 of our children under 15 start smoking

each day

CAN’T STOP, WONT STOP

• Smoking is extremely addictive

• Nicotine is a drug which can cause symptoms when trying to quit due to withdraw

• When quitting smoking it often makes those irritable or angry

• Causes headaches and may shake

Soon to be mothers

• Smoking can have harmful effects on unborn children

• Diseases that are developed from the mother due to inhaling the smoke can be passed to baby

Wheezing, shortness of breath, lack of energy, poor concentration….

All from smoking!

Selfish

• When smoking it decreases the years in your life

• Very selfish to purposely harm yourself by choosing to smoke

• Not only are you harming yourself, but also the people around you

Money doesn’t grow on trees

• Cigarettes are extremely expensive

• The price of cigarettes has increased over the year for one simple reason• Smokers will

continue buying them!

On average…$9,900 in five years$19,800 in ten years$39,600 in twenty

yearsspent away on

cigarettes

I can’t taste anything!

• When smoking, it is often found that food does not taste the same as for a non-smoker

• When quitting smoking it is great to taste things again!

443,000 deaths per year due to smoking

Fatal health issues

• 17,400 people die from stroke

• 90,600 die from chronic lung disease

• 86,800 die from Coronary heart disease

• 123,800 die from Lung cancer

• 34,700 die from other cancers

• 84,600 die from other diagnoses

40% of smokers will try to quit this year, only about 7% will succeed

bE smart

Stay safe, don’t smoke!