Smoking

Hazardous to Your

Health

The FactsSmoking:

Is addictive – more than heroine or cocaine Makes your clothes, hair and breath smell Turns your teeth and fingers yellow Increases risk of stroke and heart attack Increases risk of developing diabetes Is the most common cause of lung, throat and

mouth cancer

(Website Source: http://www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/HealthTopicDetails.aspx?p=240&np=158&id=2099)

Australian Statistics in 2009 30% of men and 27% of women are smokers Average 18 cigarettes a day By the age of 15, 25% of boys and 28% of girls are smokers

(source: www.smokingstatistics.org) Smoking causes 80% of all drug related deaths

(Source: www.cyh.com)

Why Do Young People Start Smoking?

Think of Some Reasons

Some Reasons: Young people are attracted to the image:

There friends are smoke Family are smoke Cultural Influences

Source: Children Youth and Women’s Health Service

What are in Cigarettes?

Do YOU know?

Over 4000 Chemicals!!!!(60 of which are carcinogenic)

Source: www.willwilliams.co.uk/common-issues/smoking/whats-in-a-cigarette)

(Source: www.willwilliams.co.uk/common-issues/smoking/whats-in-a-cigarette)

What are some of the consequences of

smoking?

Smoking

StrokeLung

Cancer

StomachCancer Throat

Cancer

Emphysema

HeartDisease

BladderCancer

But what does these things really look like?

How do these images make you feel?

Website Source: http://smokefreewic.com/Facts/Smoking.html

(Website Source: www.quitsmokingpainlesslynow.com/.../

Website Source: http://www.kaheel7.com/eng/index.php/health-a-medicine/80-smoking-the-21st-epidemic-disease

Anti-Smoking CampaignsLet’s Have A Look At

Some

Image Courtesy of ClipArt

Answer the following:

• Who is the audience?

• What is the campaign trying to say?

• How does they make you feel?

• Do you think the message is clear and effective?

Your Task: Design your own anti-smoking campaign. Choose your audience (peers, parents,

friends, smokers in general) Choose your media Consider which emotions you are targeting

(fear, guilt, shock) Think about the main message of your

campaign.

But wait……

There’s hope……

People can and do quit smoking

But, it won’t be easy because smoking is an addiction.

Final Task To compile a resource kit for your

target audience to assist them to quit smoking.

Include things such as information, tips and strategies, support groups, help lines.

the end thank you for your

listening