Fit or Unfit ? One in Four British Women Smoke Smoking is the largest cause of preventable cancer...

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One in Four British Women Smoke

Smoking is the largest cause of preventable

cancer deaths in Britain

In Britain 32,000 people die from Lung cancer each year

•If a box of 20 costs £4

You Smoke 20 a day •Each week costs you £28

•That’s £1456 per year

•If you smoke for 40 years that’s £58,000

What’s actually in a cigarette ?

How many different substances does it contain ?

TAR

• Black stick liquid, used in road surfacing•Forms a coating on your lungs•Causes breathing problems•Causes lung cancer

Nicotine

•An addictive Drug•It goes straight into the blood stream•Makes the heart beat faster•Causes heart problems

Carbon Monoxide•Poisonous gas

•Replaces some of the oxygen in the blood•Leads to heart disease and other health problems

So What does smoking do to you ?

If you are lucky …

In Females …

•Ages your skin

•Harms unborn children

•Combined with the contraceptive pill it increases risk of heart disease

In Males …

•Causes Impotence

•Lowers sperm count

•Increases risk of heart attack

If you are Unlucky …

Heart disease

Emphysema

Stroke

Lung disease

Other diseases

Other cancers

Deaths caused by Smoking

Emphysema Lung with Tar (black)

Lung with Tar (black) and Cancer (white)

Smoker's Tongue with growths

Fit or Unfit ?

Make a Poster aboutThe effects of Smoking on your health

•Include as many scientific facts as possible•Explain what smoking does to you