Cigarette Smoking

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• By
• John Barbadoro

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Cigarette History

• 6000 BC- Tobacco first starts growing in the
  Americas
• 1618- Sir Walter Raleigh introduces tobacco to
  England
• 1856- First cigarette factory opens in Walworth,
  England
• 1965- US federal law requires U.S. Surgeon
  Generals warning on cigarette packs

• 1970- Broadcasted ads for cigarettes are banned
  in America
• 1988- U.S. Surgeon General concludes nicotine is
  an addictive drug
• 1994- Various lawsuits are filed against tobacco
  companies
• 2003- New York City bans smoking in all public
  places

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Smoking Statistics

• According to the Center for Disease Control in
  2004
• -44.5 million U.S. adults were current smokers
  
• -20.9 of entire adult population were
  smokers (1 out of 5)
• -23.4 men and 18.5 female
• -22.3 of high school students were current
  
• smokers
• -8.1 of middle school students smoked

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Ingredients

• The main ingredient found in cigarettes is
  tobacco
• More than 4,000 individual chemicals have been
  identified in tobacco as well as tobacco smoke
• Of these 4,000, 60 were chemicals classified as
  carcinogens (cancer-causing)
• Carbon Monoxide, tar and ammonia have all been
  found in cigarettes
• Accurate health risks are hard to make, because
  manufactures do not give the precise amount of
  additives used

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Nicotine Addiction

• Addiction is defined as a compulsive use of a
  product despite the harmful consequences
• Nicotine is the addictive drug found in tobacco
• Nicotine is absorbed through smoke in the lungs,
  or through smokeless tobacco in the mouth and
  nose
• Nicotine produces both physical and psychological
  addictions, which makes it very hard for users to
  stop
• 70 of all smokers claim to want to quit smoking
• 35 of smokers make an actual attempt to quit
  each year, with only 5 having a success rate

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Health Concerns Cancer
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• Cigarette smoke is responsible for at least 30
  of all cancer deaths
• Major cancer areas found due to smoking are
  lung, larynx, oral cavity, pharynx, esophagus,
  bladder, and stomach
• Lung cancer is the leading cancer death in both
  men and women
• 87 of all lung cancer deaths are attributed to
  smoking

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Other Health Concerns

• Smoking is also the cause of other severe
  diseases including heart disease, aneurysms,
  bronchitis, emphysema, and strokes
• It can create severe complications with people
  suffering from asthma and pneumonia
• Smoking has a negative effect on female
  fertility, causing miscarriages, premature
  births, stillbirths, infant deaths, and has also
  been attributed to low birth weights
• SIDS or Sudden Infant Death Syndrome has been
  linked to smoking
• Other health complications are gum disease,
  cataracts, bone thinking, and peptic ulcers

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Quality Quantity of Life

• On average, male smokers lose 13.2 years of life
  due to smoking
• Women on average lose 14.5 years of life because
  of smoking
• In 2000, more than 8.6 million people were
  suffering from at least one chronic disease as a
  result of cigarette use
• The diseases which occurred most were emphysema,
  heart attacks, chronic bronchitis, strokes and
  cancer

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Benefits of Quitting

• According to the Surgeon General
• - Quitting has immediate and major health
  benefits
• - Former smokers on average will live longer
  than those who continue to smoke
• - Women who stop smoking before, or during
  
  the first trimester of pregnancy reduce the
  chance of low birth weight
• - Quitting smoking decreases the risk of lung
  cancer, heart attack, stroke, and chronic lung
  diseases

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Conclusion

• 44.5 million American adults are current smokers
• Cigarettes contain 4,000 additives, 60 of which
  are known carcinogens (cancer causing)
• Nicotine, the addictive substance in tobacco can
  cause physical and physiological addictions
• Cigarette use is responsible for 30 of all
  cancer deaths

• Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths
  in men and women
• Smoking can effect a women's fertility as well as
  infants health
• Male smokers lose an average of 13.2 years of
  life, women smokers lose 14.5 years
• Quitting smoking can greatly decrease your risks
  to many chronic smoking caused diseases

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Thanks To

• Dr. Cone
• Dave McCoy
• www.forestonline.org
• Myself
• www.cancer.org
• My Family
• www.yahoo.com