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smoking. By Rana Nareiman Esra Sem2,11,2011. Introduction. Definition of smoking Reasons for smoking Effects of smoking on health Passive smoking Quitting smoking Benefits of stopping smoking Conclusion. What is smoking?.

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  1. smoking By Rana Nareiman Esra Sem2,11,2011

  2. Introduction • Definition of smoking • Reasons for smoking • Effects of smoking on health • Passive smoking • Quitting smoking • Benefits of stopping smoking • Conclusion

  3. What is smoking? Smoking is the inhalation of the smoke of burning tobacco encased in cigarettes, pipes and cigars, which can lead to health issues.

  4. Cigarettes contain more than 4000 chemical compounds and at least 400 toxic substances.

  5. The three main components of inhaled smoke are : • Nicotine • Carbon monoxide • Tar

  6. Smokers,aged 18 years or over in Australia

  7. Why do people smoke? • Everybody’s doing it • Advertising • Weight control • Independence

  8. The effects of smoking on the health • Heart and circulatory disease - Heart attack and heart disease - Arteriosclerosis - High blood pressure

  9. Cancers - Lung cancer - Mouth and throat cancer - Leukaemia - Pancreatic cancer - Bladder cancer - Stomach cancer - Kidney cancer

  10. Respiratory disease and other illness - Asthma - Tuberculosis - Bronchitis - Emphysema - Stained teeth and fingers

  11. Death rate caused by smoking in Australia

  12. Second hand smoking Second hand smoking, also known as passive smoking, is the effect of smoking on other people. Who is affected by passive smoking? - Children - Pregnant women - Partners of smokers

  13. Quit smoking What methods can help a smoker to stop smoking? • Cold Turkey • Gradual reduction • Hypnosis • Nicotine replacement therapy

  14. Zyban • Chantix • Acupuncture • Low-level laser therapy

  15. Conclusion • The effects of smoking on the health • The harmful substances in the cigarettes • Reasons why people smoke • How to quit and why it is so hard to do so • Benefits of quitting

  16. THE END

  17. Useful websites • http://www.nsma.org.au/facts/figures.htm • http://www.epigee.org/smoke-components.html • http://didyouknow.org/smoking/ • http://128.227.230.45/projects/Fall98/Wise/page2.htm • http://www.tobaccoinaustralia.org.au/chapter-3-health-effects/3-30-deaths-attributable-to-tobacco-by-disease-cat • www.quitsmokingsupport.com • www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au

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