smoking and its effects
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Use of first conditional and health effects of smokingTRANSCRIPT
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What could happen if you smoke?
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What could happen if you start smoking?
• Every year hundreds of thousands of people around the world die from diseases caused by smoking cigarettes - Smoking KILLS.
• If you smoke, you could die.
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More on DEATH
• One in two lifetime smokers will die from their habit. Half of these deaths will occur in middle age.
• If you smoke, you could die young.
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About CANCER
• Tobacco smoke also contributes to a number of cancers.
• If you smoke, you could increase your chances of getting cancer.
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Your HEART: an important organ
• If you smoke, you might have a heart attack or a stroke.
• The mixture of nicotine and carbon monoxide in each cigarette you smoke temporarily increases your heart rate and blood pressure, straining your heart and blood vessels.
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Your arms and legs are ALSO VERY IMPORTANT
• It slows your blood flow, cutting off oxygen to your feet and hands. Some smokers end up having their limbs amputated.
• If you smoke, you could have to have your arms or legs amputated.
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The junk in your lungs
• Tar coats your lungs like soot in a chimney and causes cancer. A 20-a-day smoker breathes in up to a full cup (210 g) of tar in a year.
• If you smoke, your lungs could be filled with TAR.
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If you stop smoking…• Within 20 minutes after you smoke
that last cigarette, your body begins a series of changes that continue for years.• 20 Minutes After Quitting
Your heart rate drops.• 12 hours After Quitting
Carbon monoxide level in your blood drops to normal.
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• 2 Weeks to 3 Months After QuittingYour heart attack risk begins to drop.Your lung function begins to improve.• 1 to 9 Months After Quitting
Your coughing and shortness of breath decrease.
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• 1 Year After QuittingYour added risk of coronary heart disease is half that of a smoker’s.
• 5 Years After QuittingYour stroke risk is reduced to that of a nonsmoker’s 5-15 years after quitting.
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Ahhhh…fresh air!
• 10 Years After QuittingYour lung cancer death rate is about half that of a smoker’s.Your risk of cancers of the mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, kidney, and pancreas decreases.
• 15 Years After QuittingYour risk of coronary heart disease is back to that of a nonsmoker’s.