Smoking And Health

Aim•To help smokers to stop smoking by creating a company wide coordinated effort•By Educating them about the effect of

smoking•Show them the benefit of not smoking •Provide them with rehabilitation facilities.

Respiratory System/Brain

Nicotine takes 7 seconds to reach Brain

Why people smoke?

•Psychosocial Dependence (Something to keep them occupied)•Nicotine Addiction

The addiction Model Of Smoking

Fall in nicotine levels in body

Withdrawal symptoms

Cigarette smoked

Psychological comfort restored

Facts About Smoking 1

•Responsible for a million deaths each year• A 20 a day smoker who started as a teen breathed in a kilo of tar.•Tobacco smoke contains over 3000 chemicals, many of them are highly toxic•Tobacco smoke contains over 40 known CARCINOGENS•There is no safe LOW TAR cigarette or known safe level of consumption •Smoking is harmful to others near you, colleagues, Family (Passive Smoking)

Facts About Smoking 2

•It Impairs Immunity•It causes sexual dysfunction•Adverse effects of reproductive system•Contributing factor to Sick building syndrome•Quitting is hard. Usually people make 2 to 3 tries, or more, before finally being able to quit. Each try makes you stronger and you will have learned what helps and what hurts.

Effects of Smoking•Preventable premature death•Disease of blood vessels and heart•Cancer (lung, mouth, throat, stomach, etc.)•Respiratory disease•Impairment of children•Complication during pregnancy•Stroke•Long term suffering due to poor health•Social Isolation•Women who smoke and use contraceptives increase the risk of heart attack, stroke, CV disease ten folds

Benefits Of Quitting

•The body can rid itself of nicotine and CO within few hours•Blood flow to limbs improves within 2 months•Lungs regain the capacity to clean themselves within 3 months•Fresh breath•Save money•Alleviate tobacco stains on teeth and fingers•More employable•Improve coronary and peripheral circulation•Improve exercise tolerance

Method Of Smoking Cessation

• Try 1st step : ‘Cold Turkey’•Decide positively that you want to quit•List all the reasons you want to quit•Begin to condition yourself physically•Set target date for quitting

• 2nd step : Consult ‘PDO Doctor’