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NicotinePoisonous

More addictive than cocaine and heroine

So powerful that farmers cant use it to killinsects

Legal addiction

Use results in emotional dependence

Mood leveler

Users rely on it to control emotional

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Carbon Monoxide

The compound in car exhaust thatcauses death

Causes shortness of breath

Reduces the amount of oxygenblood can carry

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Tar

Sticky Residue that stains thefingers and teeth.

Contains benzopyrene, one ofthe deadliest cancer causingagents known.

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Chemicals

Acetone: fingernail polish remover

Ammonia: floor/toilet cleaner

Cadmium: batteries

Arsenic: rat poison

Methane: cow manure fumesFormaldehyde: preserver of dead bodies

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Metals

Aluminum

MagnesiumZinc

Silicon

Titanium

Silver

LeadCopper

Mercury

Heavy metals

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TobaccoHealth Effects

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TobaccoHealth Effects

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TobaccoFacts & Stats

85% of teenagers who smoke two or morecigarettes completely, and overcome theinitial discomforts of smoking, will

become regular smokers.In a study of high school seniors, only 5%of those who smoked believed they wouldstill be smoking two years after graduation.

In fact, 75% were still smoking eight yearslater.

One-third to one-half of young people whotry cigarettes go on to be daily smokers.

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TobaccoIndividualCosts

A pack a day habit

1 Year = $1,68010 Years = $16,80020 Years = $33,600

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Tobacco & Cancer

Cancerous tumor

in the lung

Small cell

cancer in

Smokers

lung

Healthy

lungs

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Children &Secondhand Smoke

38% of children aged 2 months to 5 years areexposed to SHS in the home.

Up to 2,000,000 ear infections each yearNearly 530,000 doctor visits for asthma

Up to 436,000 episodes of bronchitis in

children under five

Up to 190,000 cases of pneumonia in childrenunder five

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Children &Secondhand Smoke

Coughing and wheezing

Asthma

Sore throats and colds

Eye irritation

Hoarseness

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When You QuitWithin 20 Minutes:

Blood pressure drops to normal

Pulse rate returns to normal

Body temperature of hands and feet increases to normal

Within 8 Hours:

Carbon Monoxide level in blood drops to normal

Oxygen level in blood increases to normal

Smoker's breath disappears

Within 24 Hours:

Your chance of a heart attack decreases.

Within 48 Hours:

Nerve endings start to re-grow

Your ability to smell and taste is enhanced 13

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When You QuitWithin 72 Hours:

Bronchial tubes relax making it easier to breathe.

Lung capacity increases making it easier to do physicalactivities

Within 2 weeks - 3 months:

Circulation improves

Walking becomes easier

Lung function increases up to 30 %

Within 1 - 9 months:

Coughing, sinus congestion, fatigue, shortness of breathdecrease

Energy level increases

Cilia re-grow in lungs, increasing the ability to handlemucus, clean lungs, reduce infection 14

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When You Quit

Within One Year:

Risk of coronary heart disease is half that of asmoker

Within Two Years:

Heart attack risk drops to near normal

Within 5 Years:

Lung cancer death rate for average pack-a-daysmoker decreases by almost half

Stroke risk is reduced

Risk of mouth, throat and esophageal cancer is

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When You Quit

Within 10 Years:

Lung cancer death rate is similar to

that of a person who does not smoke.

The pre-cancerous cells are replaced.

Within 15 Years:

Risk of coronary heart disease is thesame as a person who has neversmoked.

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