2. What is tobacco?
Tobacco is the plant (Nicotiana
tabacum ) of the nightshade family
that yields leaves which are which are
cured by a process of drying and
fermentation for smoking or chewing,
native to tropical America.
3. • There are
approximate 1 billion
smokers in the world
today, according to
WHO.
• 80% of these tobacco
users live in
underdeveloped or
developing countries.
4. • Tobacco kills nearly 6 million
people annually.
• More than 5 million of these are
users or ex-users.
• More than 600,000 people die
annually from second-hand
smoke.
5. • In the 20th century, tobacco use
killed 100 million people.
• If the current rate of tobacco
related death continues, the
death toll for the 21th century can
be over 1 billion.
6. Smoking
• Cigarette smoking is the
leading cause of preventable
death in the United States.
• Smoking can cause heart
diseases, and breathing
related diseases.
• Smoking causes many types
of cancers, including cancers
of the throat, lungs, mouth,
nasal cavity, esophagus,
stomach, pancreas, kidney,
bladder, and cervix, and acute
myeloid leukemia.
Chewing
• Smokeless tobacco is not a
safe alternative to smoking
cigarettes
• Chewing tobacco can cause
cancer, oral health problems,
and nicotine addiction.
• Using smokeless tobacco may
also cause heart disease, gum
disease, and oral lesions other
than cancer, such
as leukoplakia (precancerous
white patches in the mouth)
7. Cigarettes have
multiple poisons,
including addictive
nicotine, carbon
monoxide, “tars” and
hydrogen cyanide.
There are 4,000 other
chemicals of varying
toxicity, including 43
known carcinogens.
8. Lung Cancer & Smoking
• Tobacco use accounts for at least 30% of all cancer deaths
and 80% of lung cancer deaths.
• More people die from lung cancer than any other type of
cancer.
• Lung cancer begins in the lungs and may spread to lymph
nodes or other organs in the body, such as the brain
• Cigarette smoking is the number one cause of lung
cancer. Lung cancer also can be caused by using other types
of tobacco (such as pipes or cigars), breathing secondhand
smoke, being exposed to substances such as asbestos or
radon at home or work, and having a family history of lung
cancer
9. Early lung cancer may not cause
any symptoms. Symptoms
depend on the type of cancer
you have, but may include:
• Chest pain
• Cough that doesn't go away
• Coughing up blood
• Fatigue
• Losing weight without trying
• Loss of appetite
• Shortness of breath
• Wheezing
Other symptoms that may also
occur with lung cancer, often in
the late stages:
• Bone pain or tenderness
• Eyelid drooping
• Facial paralysis
• Hoarseness or changing voice
• Joint pain
• Nail problems
• Shoulder pain
• Swallowing difficulty
• Swelling of the face or arms
• Weakness
SYMPTOMS OF LUNG CANCER
10. • There are a few ways to treat cancer:
–Chemotherapy
–Radiation
–Surgery
However, if the cancer is not found early enough, it is
more than likely that treatment will not be possible.
11. HEART PROBLEMS & SMOKING
A person’s risk of heart attack greatly
increases with the number of cigarettes he
or she smokes. There is no safe amount of
smoking. Smokers continue to increase
their risk of heart attack the longer they
smoke. People who smoke a pack of
cigarettes a day have more than twice the
risk of heart attack than nonsmokers.
12. SYMPTOMS OF A HEART ATTACK
• Angina: Chest pain or discomfort in the center of the chest. It
is sometimes mistakenly thought to be indigestion or
heartburn.
• Pain or discomfort in other areas of the upper body including
the arms, left shoulder, back, neck, jaw, or stomach
• Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath
• Sweating or “cold sweat”
• Fullness, indigestion, or choking feeling (may feel like
“heartburn”)
• Nausea or vomiting
• Light-headedness, dizziness, extreme weakness or anxiety
• Rapid or irregular heart beats
13. The best way to prevent tobacco
related disease is to stop tobacco
usage.
Tobacco related diseases are the
leading cause of preventable
death.
14. Quitting
Quitting may seem difficult but there is
much support that is available.
There are many different organizations
designed to help quit smoking.
15. • There are nicotine patches and gum
that is easily available to help with
the nicotine addiction.
• There are programs similar to
Alcoholics Anonymous that can be
easily found. These help make
quitting easier.
16. • You can easily find steps for planning
how to quit smoking if you don’t know
where to start.
• Many websites have been set up just to
help people quit smoking.
17. • There are a number of hotlines
that can be contacted for help
with quitting.
• One example is 1-800-NO
BUTTS
This is the California
Smokers’ Helpline.
18. The following were used as
sources for information. All info
and statistics can be found on
the following websites:
• Tobaccofreeca.com
• Cancer.org
• Who.int
• Tobacco.org
• Fda.gov
• Abovetheinflence.com
• Cdc.gov
• Cancer.gov
• Drugabuse.gov
• Ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
• Lung-cancer.com
• My.clevelandclinic.org
33. ANSWER 7
• Chest pain
• Cough that
doesn't go
away
• Coughing up
blood
• Fatigue
• Losing weight
without trying
• Loss of
appetite
• Shortness of
breath
• Wheezing
40. For more info about smoking
statistics, visit the below online
PowerPoint:
http://www.slideshare.net/mrc
oryjim/smoke-the-convenient-
truth-5602255
