Cigarette
- 1. Presented by Siripipat S.
- 2. You may think a cigarette is just tobacco wrapped in paper, but it’s much more than that. When a cigarette burns it releases a dangerous cocktail of over 5,000 different chemicals. Many of these chemicals are poisonous and more than 70 may cause cancer, according to the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). And it’s not just the smoker who is exposed to these chemicals, because there are also high levels in the smoke coming off the tip of a cigarette while it burns. So anyone around the smoker breathes them in as well.
- 3. Nicotine Tar Carbon monoxide Arsenic Ammonia Acetone Toluene Methylamine Pesticides Polonium – 210 Methanol
- 4. Brain head-aches Stop body parts from working and kill you Eyes cannot focus Go Blind Ears become a little deaf Totally Deaf Mouth yellow teeth, bad breath Mouth Cancer Skin wrinkles Skin Cancer Heart strokes, increases heart beat Heart Disease Lungs asthma Lung Cancer Stomach problems for un-born babies Stomach Cancer Limbs shaky hands Amputated limbs
- 5. About 443,000 U.S. Deaths Attributable Each Year to Cigarette Smoking 29% 8% 4% 10% 21% 28% Lung Cancer Other Cancer Stroke Other Diagnoses Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Ischemic Heart Diease
- 6. S • Set a quit date. T • Tell family, friends, and co-workers that you plan to quit. A • Anticipate and plan for the challenges you'll face while quitting. R • Remove cigarettes and other tobacco products from your home, car, and work. T • Talk to your doctor about getting help to quit.