Prepared By:

Yashal Shah

QUIT SMOKING

FACTS• 275 million tobacco users. (2nd amongst the world)

• Half of Indian men (47.9%) aged 15 years and above consume tobacco.

• Tobacco use among men has dipped from 51% to 48%.

• Tobacco use among women and girls have increased from 10% to 20%

• India 3rd on Global “Female Smoking List”

• Quit Rate is below 20%

• Average age for smoking 17.5 years for girls and 18.8 years for men.

• Average female smokers smokes 7 and for men it is 6.1

• 21% men smokes daily and only 3% women smokes daily

REASONS WE STARTUP SMOKING• To Show “WE ARE GROWN UPS”

• Break Ups

• Macho Effect

• Relieves Boredom

• Social Pressure

EVILS OF SMOKING• Terrible Health Risks

• Smokers spend a small fortune during their smoking lives

• Filthy

• Disgusting Habits

• Family problems, etc.

WHAT STOPS YOU FROM QUITTING

• FEAR!

• Survive a fear of indeterminate period of misery, deprivation and unsatisfied craving

• Meal or occasion will not be as enjoyable as before

• Never be able to concentrate, handle stress or be confident

• Our personality and character will change

• ‘ONCE A SMOKER ALWAYS A SMOKER’

WHAT MAKES IT HARDER?

• Sense of Sacrifice.

• Why do we want or need to do it?

CALCULATE THE AMOUNT SPEND• An average six-a-day smoker spends RS. 15,000/year.

• What we spend for?

• Lifetime of filth

• Bad breath

• Stained teeth

• Burnt clothes

• Fouls smell of tobacco

WHAT ONE GETS FROM SMOKING• Pleasure?

• Enjoyment?

• Relaxation?

• A boost?

WHY DO WE CARRY ON SMOKING?

• Nicotine Addiction

• Brainwashing

THE ADVANTAGE OF BEING A SMOKER

NOTHING

PRECAUTIONS

Beware Of Cutting Down

PRECAUTIONS

SAY NO TO

ALTERNATIVES

PRECAUTIONS

JUST ONE CIGARETTE

PROCASTINATION

Timing

Will I miss Cigarette?

Will I Put on Weight?

THE EASY WAY TO STOP• Make the decision you will never smoke again.

• Don’t mope about it. Rejoice

WHAT WILL YOU ACHIEVE

Escape from the slavery of nicotine addiction.

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TO BE FREE

POINTS TO REMEBER

• Realize that you can achieve it.

• There is actually nothing to give up.

• Get it clear that there is no such thing as one cigarette.

• YOU HAVE GOT THE DISEASE

• Separate the disease from the frame of mind.

SAY NO TO CIGARATTE

REMEMBER: “YOU HAVE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO

LOOSE AND LOT TO GAIN”

THANK YOU