SMOKING

Effects of smoking on health

bronchitis

liver cancer

osteoporosis

mouth, lip andthroat cancer

asthmalung cancerdental hygiene

problems

facial wrinkles

pancreatic cancer

impairedimmune system

heart disease

cervical cancer

kidney cancer

sperm abnormalities and impotence

bladder cancer

leukaemia

emphysema

stomach cancertesticular cancer

menstrualproblems

Nicotine

Tar

Carbon Monoxide

An addictive drug

A sticky brown substance that is deposited in the lungs. It is a carcinogen (causes cancer)

Reduces the oxygen carrying ability of blood

Chemicals in cigarette smoke

In the UK about 114,000 people die every year. (That’s about 13 an hour)

Scary smoking facts

5 x more people die as a result of smoking than road traffic accidents, poisoning and overdose, alcoholic liver disease, murder and manslaughter, suicide and HIV infection ALL PUT TOGETHER

About half of smokers will eventually be killed by their habit.

People living with a smoker are 25% more likely to get lung cancer.

Every year, 17,000 children are admitted to hospital due to inhaling smoke from those around them.

More Scary facts

Age

Where you can smoke

Cigarette packets

Price of cigarettes

What laws are in place to do with smoking?

You have to be 18

Banned in public places

Have to have a health warning on them

Taxes make them expensive

TEENAGERS AND SMOKING

Every day 3,000 children smoke their first cigarette

Out of the 3,000 teens who began smoking today around 1,000 will die as a result of smoking

You are 13 times more likely to smoke if your best friend smokes

90% of adult smokers begun when they were a teenager

Nicotine

Nicotine affects your brain within seconds-increases heart rate and causes a surge in the hormones noradrenalin and dopamine in the brain

Addictive substance in tobaccoCreates a dependency Dangerous for people with high blood

pressure (hypertension)- may make this rise further

Nicotine

Nicotine slows down the body’s ability to heal itself- makes the skin dehydrated

Withdrawal effects- depressed, unable to sleep, irritable, frustration, anger, anxiety, dizziness

Carbon Monoxide

Carbon monoxide combines with the haemoglobin in red blood cells and soreduces the ability of the blood to carry oxygen. This puts extra strain on the circulatory system, and can cause an increased risk of heart disease and strokes.

Tar

Carcinogens are substances that cause cancer. Tobacco smoke contains many carcinogens, including tar. Smoking increases the risk of lung cancer, mouth cancer and throat cancer.

Cost to smokers

In 2008 UK smokers spent £16 billion on tobacco

A 20- a day smoker will spend about £2000 a year on cigarettes

Health Costs

Smoking costs the NHS approximately £2.7 billion Per Year for treating smoking related diseases

This includes: hospital admissions, GP Consultations and prescriptions

The government also pays for sickness/invalidity benefits, widows’ pensions and other social security benefits for dependents

Taxation

76% of the price for cigarettes consists of taxation

Higher tobacco taxes reduces smoking and smoking related illness as people cut down, never start or stop smoking because of the high cost

Risk of disease

Smoking causes 90% of lung cancer, 80% bronchitis and emphysema and 17% heart disease

85-90% of all cancer deaths can be attributed to smoking, including: lung, mouth, lip, throat, bladder, kidney, stomach, liver, cervix

Other Health Problems

Greater risk of osteoporosisWomen can go through menopause up to

two years earlierSperm abnormalities/ impotence Dental hygiene problemsFacial wrinkles at a younger age

Second-hand Smoke

May cause- lung cancer and heart disease in adult non smokers, reduced lung function in adults with no chronic chest problems, irritation of the eye, nose and throat

Harms children and babies- increased risk of respiratory problems, increased risk of cot death and glue ear

600,000 deaths a year are caused by second-hand smoke

Adults

There are about 10 million adult smokers in Britain

22% women are now ex smokers 30% men are now ex smokers 100,000 people die every year from

smoking In Wales. 21% smoke