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Alabama Retail is committed to partnering with our
members to create and keep safe workplaces.
Be sure to check out all of the training tools that are available in our Safety
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Session Objectives
Identify the hazards of smoking
Understand the benefits of quitting
Effectively prepare to quit
Quit smoking successfully
Remain smoke-free for life
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Facts About Smoking• 400,000+ deaths annually
• Leading cause of preventable death
• 10-20 million smokers will die
• Leading cause of lung cancer
• 400,000+ deaths annually
• Leading cause of preventable death
• 10-20 million smokers will die
• Leading cause of lung cancer
• 400,000+ deaths annually
• Leading cause of preventable death
• 10-20 million smokers will die
• Leading cause of lung cancer
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• Causes deadly cancers
• Can lead to heart disease, stroke, and emphysema
• Higher risk of respiratory problems
• Pregnant smokers endanger their baby’s health
Facts About Smoking (cont.)
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What’s in Tobacco That’s So Bad for You?
Numerous PoisonsCancer-causing ChemicalsNicotine
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What’s the Harm?
Normal lung
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Smoker’s lung with lung cancer
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• Increases risk of heart disease and cancer
• Increases risk of heart attack
• Affects the health of infants and children
• No safe level of exposure
Secondhand Smoke• Increases risk of
heart disease and cancer
• Increases risk of heart attack
• Affects the health of infants and children
• No safe level of exposure
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Smoking and Women’s Health• Kills 178,000 annually
• 90% of lung cancer deaths attributable to smoking
• Increases risk of other cancers
• Doubles the risk of heart disease
• Lowers bone density
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• Smokers are usually addicted to nicotine
• Smoking is a habit
• Smoking is a comfort
• Smoking becomes associated with many other things (“triggers”)
Why Is Quitting So Hard?• Smokers are usually
addicted to nicotine
• Smoking is a habit
• Smoking is a comfort
• Smoking becomes associated with many other things (“triggers”)
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Benefits of Quitting: Immediate Effects• Heart rate and blood
pressure begin to return to normal
• Carbon monoxide levels in blood decline
• Circulation improves
• Less coughing
• Improved lung function
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Benefits of Quitting: Long-Term Effects• Reduce your risk of dying
• Be free of addiction
• Set a good example for your children
• Save a lot of money
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Smoking Hazards: True or False?
Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in the U.S.
It’s safe to smoke if you’re pregnant.
Cigarette smoke contains 25 chemicals known to cause cancer.
Quitting is hard because smoking is addictive.
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Smoking HazardsDo you understand:• Hazards of smoking?• Why tobacco is bad for
you?• Hazards of secondhand
smoke?• Smoking and women’s
health?• Why quitting is hard?• Benefits of quitting?
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• Make a list of reasons for quitting
• Decide on a cessation strategy
• Set a quit date
• Tell people you’re quitting
• Start getting rid of cigarettes
• Make a list of reasons for quitting
• Decide on a cessation strategy
• Set a quit date
• Tell people you’re quitting
• Start getting rid of cigarettes
Getting Ready to Quit
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Know What to Expect
• Anxious and nervous
• Depressed
• Irritable
• Unfocused and have trouble concentrating
• Hungry
• Restless and have trouble sleeping
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Nicotine replacement products
Counseling and cessation programs
Prescription medications
Alternative therapies
Nicotine replacement products
Counseling and cessation programs
Prescription medications
Alternative therapies
Cessation Therapies
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Carry things to put in your
mouth or hand
Watch out for triggers
Go places youcan’t smokeKeep busy
What to Do on Quit Day
Dispose of cigarettes
Remind yourselfof reasons for
quitting
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ExerciseTake deep breaths
Get plenty of rest
Quit Day (cont.)
Remember, urges last only
2-3 minutes
Drink a glass of waterGet up
and walk
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Getting Through the First Week
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• Tell people that you are a nonsmoker
• Take pride in your achievement
• Continue to manage urges effectively
• Stay away from temptations
• Treat yourself with the money you’ve saved
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Remaining Smoke-Free
Remember youcan’t have “just one”
Watch out for triggers
Keep using medicationsor nicotine replacement therapies if necessary
Keep using otherquit strategies
Feel good about all the time smoke-free
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What to Do If You Slip• Destroy cigarettes
• Focus on NOT smoking
• Identify the trigger
• Remind yourself that you are a nonsmoker
• Remember the effort you’ve put into quitting
• Call someone in your support group
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Smoking Cessation: Which Statements Are True?
Don’t tell anyone you’re quitting in case you can’t.
Make a list of reasons to quit.
You can have an occasional cigarette after you quit.
“Triggers” are things that help you quit.
After a week of not smoking, you’re home free.
Urges only last 2 or 3 minutes.
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Smoking CessationDo you understand:
• How to get ready to quit?
• Smoking cessation therapies?
• What to do on quit day?
• How to get through the first week?
• How to remain smoke-free?
• What to do if you slip?