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SMOKINGBy 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?
Smoking is the inhalation of the smoke of burning tobacco encased in cigarettes, pipes and cigars, which can lead to health issues.
Cigarettes contain more than 4000 chemical compounds and at least 400 toxic substances.
The three main components of inhaled smoke are :
Nicotine
Carbon monoxide
Tar
Smokers,aged 18 years or over in Australia
Why do people smoke?
Everybody’s doing it
Advertising
Weight control
Independence
The effects of smoking on the health
Heart and circulatory disease
- Heart attack and heart disease
- Arteriosclerosis
- High blood pressure
Cancers - Lung cancer
- Mouth and throat cancer
- Leukaemia
- Pancreatic cancer
- Bladder cancer
- Stomach cancer
- Kidney cancer
Respiratory disease and other illness
- Asthma
- Tuberculosis
- Bronchitis
- Emphysema
- Stained teeth and fingers
Death rate caused by smoking in Australia
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
Quit smoking
What methods can help a smoker to stop smoking?
Cold Turkey
Gradual reduction
Hypnosis
Nicotine replacement therapy
Zyban
Chantix
Acupuncture
Low-level laser therapy
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
THE END
Useful websites• http://www.nsma.org.au/facts/figures.htm• http://www.epigee.org/smoke-component
s.html• http://didyouknow.org/smoking/• http://128.227.230.45/projects/Fall98/Wis
e/page2.htm• http://www.tobaccoinaustralia.org.au/cha
pter-3-health-effects/3-30-deaths-attributable-to-tobacco-by-disease-cat
• www.quitsmokingsupport.com• www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au
