Welcome to this informationalseminar in which we will presenttwo sides of the issue, whether ornot to implement anational ban on smoking.

Issues of ConcernWhy or Why Not a National Ban on Smoking

1. The Cigarette Smoking Addiction2. Personal Risks ~ The Harmful Effects of

Smoking3. Second Hand Smoke

Views that support having a National Ban

– The Pros

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/6968580.stm

The Cigarette Smoking Addiction

http://www.profam.com/insurance/smokers/

First Puff

http://www.profam.com/insurance/smokers/

Within 10 seconds of the first puff the

nicotine takes affect:

“Nicotine is a stimulant that release beta-endorphins, the natural chemical in our brains that makes us feel good.”http://www.articlefase.com/health -articles/why-are-cigarettes-so-addictive-451567.html

Trying to quit is so hard because your body needs the nicotine to feel good once your brain stops producing its own endorphins:

Personal Risks-The Harmful Effects of

Smoking

Diseases Cigarette Smoking Can Cause:

Abdominal Aortic AneurysmPeripheral Vascular DiseaseCoronary Heart Disease (which is one of the leading causes of death in the U.S.)Lip CancerPharynx CancerPancreas CancerLung CancerLarynx CancerEsophagus CancerOral Cavity Cancer Uterine Cervix CancerKidney CancerUrinary Bladder Cancer

StatisticsAnnual Deaths Attributable to Cigarette Smoking—United States, 2000–2004

Source: DC SAMMEC, MMWR 2008;57(45):1226–1228..

The pie chart above shows the estimated annual number of smoking-attributable deaths in the United States during 2000 through 2004 by specific causes, as follows:

Lung cancer: 128,900 deaths Other cancers: 35,300 deaths Ischemic Heart Disease: 126,000 deaths Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: 92,900 deaths Stroke: 15,900 deaths Other diagnoses: 44,000 deaths

By: http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/tables/health/attrdeaths/index.htm

How Smoking Effects Your Outward AppearanceIt causes:

WrinklesSkin agingBaldness/Loss of HairTeeth staining and rotting

Second Hand

Smoke

What are

our

right

s?

What are the Health risks?

What is in

SHS?

There is no way to completely eliminate second hand smoke

exposure unless smoking is banned

Separation, Ventilation, and cleaning the air does not fix the problem.

Second hand smoke exposure causes:Lung Cancer Heart Disease

Non-smokers who live or work with smokers:

Their lung cancer risk increases 20-30%

Their heart disease risk increases 25-30%

50 of these are cancer causing……

Second hand smoke alone contains over 250 airborne toxins and carnogenies.

Acetone- Known as nail polish remover.

Ammonia- Known as toilet cleaner.

Benzene- Known as a solvent used in fuel.

Cadmium- Known to be used to create batteries.

Carbon Monoxide- Known as car exhaust.

Examples of some of the chemicals in SHS that you may know….

A cigarette has over 599 additives and flavourings.

They react with one another when the cigarette is lit.

Making the new chemical reactions and new combinations

Which creates over 4,000 types of chemical compounds for all to breathe.

The Science behind the madness.

These facts should encourage all of us to stop poisoning our families and friends. Cigarette

companies and manufacturers know exactly what they are doing to all of us and they are getting rich. We need to take a stand. This is not justified is it?

We should not have to live like this!

1. Individual Rights2. Property Rights3. Effects on Business Establishments4. Tobacco Companies ~ Loss of Business &

Job Loss

Views Against a National Ban – The

Cons

Individual Rights

Property Rights

Effects on Business Establishments

Tobacco Companies ~ Loss of Business & Job Loss

Roughly ten billion dollars are annually raised in direct federal, state and local tax

dollars.

What would happen to the revenue gained from taxes placed on cigarette sales?

…how many jobs are held by those in the tobacco industry, and the 'trickle down'

effect of taxes and jobs.

Let’s look at what history has shown us through prohibition and the problems caused by the

illegalization of alcohol.

Do Smoking Bans Effect Business Establishments?

Only the owner of a private establishment should set its smoking policy, and when patrons and employees know that he permits smoking, they have voluntarily agreed to assume the health risks within such an environment.

By Joseph Kellard, Capitalism Magazine

The most significant reason to oppose a national smoking ban:How far are we willing to allow the government to interfere with your

personal freedoms? Will you let them come into your home?

They say that if you put a frog into a pot of boiling water,

it will leap out right away to escape the danger. But, if you put a frog in a kettle that is filled with water that is

cool and pleasant,and then you gradually heat the kettle until it starts

boiling, the frog will not become aware of the threat until it is

too late.

THE BOILED FROG

Are we passive of freedoms being removed subtly one by one. Are we

the frogs?

For A National Smoking Ban (12)

Against A National Smoking Ban (13)

Poll Results - Share Your Concerns