1. Smoking Kills
By: Renas Mohammad

2. Introduction
1-What is Smoking ?
2- Smoking Symptoms.
3- Smoking Diseases.
4-Why Teenagers smoke?
5- Global Statistics for Smoking (adults).
6-Ways to quit smoking without therapy.
7-Smoking Kills (video).

3. What is Smoking?
 Smoking is a practice in which a substance, most
commonly tobacco, is burned and the smoke is
tasted.
 Chemicals in Cigarettes: Nicotine, Formaldehyde, Tar,
Carbon Monoxide and Ammonia.
 If you smoke, you‟ll probably get Nicotine addiction.
 Nicotine is a highly addictive substance.
 Nicotine is defined as poisonous, oily, pale yellow
substance and turns brown when in contact with
oxygen.
 It can be used as a insecticide. Nicotine

4. Smoking Symptoms
 Smoker‟s cough
 Hypertension
 Fatigue
 Mood swings
 Dizziness
 Sleeping Difficulties
 Shortness of Breath
 Rapid Heart Rate

5. Smoking Diseases
 Cancer: Smokers are more likely to get cancer;
cancer of the lungs, throat, gullet and mouth.
 It is approximated that 90% of lung cancer cases are
associated with smoking.
 Cardiovascular Diseases: These are diseases of the
heart, the blood vessels, including veins and arteries.
 Nicotine increases the cholesterol levels in the blood,
these cholesterol and other fats are deposited in the
arteries. The arteries therefore become rigid, narrow
or blocked.
 Pregnancy: It heightens the risk of miscarriage,
complications such as bleeding, premature birth. And
after the baby is born, it has low birth weight.

6. Why teenagers smoke?
 There are a variety of reasons.
 1 out of 8 boys will say that smoking is “cool”.
 2 out of 8 girls will say that smoking will keep them
slim.
 Others start because their friends smoke and
influence them to smoke.
 Most of them smoke because it „relieves stress‟.
 Statistics show that 9 out of 10 tobacco users start
smoking before they reach 18.

7. Global Statistics for Smoking
(adults)
 A third of the global male adult population smokes.
 Smoking-related disease kills one in ten adults
globally, or cause 4 million deaths. If trend continues,
1 in 6 people will die in 2030.
 Every 8 seconds, 1 person dies from tobacco use.
 Smoking is on the rise on the developing world, but
decreasing in developed countries.
 1.5 billion cigarettes are sold daily.
 12 times more British people died because of smoking
than in WWII.
 The Western Pacific (East Asia & Pacific) has the
highest number of men smoking.
 (2/3) of tobacco markets is controlled by Britain,
America and Japan.

8. Ways to quit smoking without
therapy
 Put it in writing. Write down what are the good
things about quitting smoking.
 Get Support. You‟re not alone. Family and friends
can help you quit.
 Throw away ALL your cigarettes. It‟s very
tempting to smoke when your cigarettes are still
there.
 Wash all of your clothes. To get rid of the
cigarette smell.
 Substitute something else for cigarettes.
Chew gum, suck a lollipop or a candy.

9.  Keep yourself busy. It helps because if you‟re busy
you won‟t crave cigarettes that much.
 If a slip-up happens, don’t give up! ! Major changes
sometimes have false starts. If you're like many
people, you may quit successfully for weeks or even
months and then suddenly have a craving that's so
strong you feel like you have to give in.
 Think of the slip up as a mistake. You can continue
trying to quit.
 Remind yourself why you’ve quit and how well
you’ve done. Your family and friends are there to
support you.
 Reward yourself. With all of that money, buy
something else instead of cigarettes.

10. Please stop Smoking Before it
Kills you.
ThankYou