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Identifying the Risks of SmokingLesson 3
Truth #1
Tobacco is as much a part of Kentucky’s culture as Bourbon
and Horseracing
Just the facts…
• Smoking-related diseases claim an estimated 440,000 American lives each year.
• Cigarettes contain at least 43 distinct cancer-causing chemicals.
• Smoking is directly responsible for 87% of lung cancer cases and is most responsible for emphysema and chronic bronchitis.
The facts continued..
• Smoking is a major factor in coronary heart disease and stroke.
• Smoking in pregnancy accounts for an estimated 20 to 30% of low-birth weight babies, up to 14% of pre-term deliveries, and 10% of all infant deaths.
• Smoking by parents is related to serious negative health affects in their children, including asthma, ear infections and SIDS
Truths…..
• Approximately 22.2 million American women are smokers
• Women are 12 times more likely to die prematurely from lung cancer than nonsmoking females.
• Tobacco companies have targeted both African-Americans and Hispanics with intense media campaigns.
• Tobacco advertising plays an important role in encouraging young people to begin a lifelong addiction.
More Truth…
Nicotine, the addictive substance in tobacco, gives the smoker a very pleasant experience, making it very hard to just quit…in spite of serious health warnings.
Kentucky and the Nation
• Kentuckians who smoke…30.5%• People nationwide that smoke…22.3%• Kentucky’s lung cancer death rate…121.4 per 100,000• The nation’s lung cancer death rate..90.2 per 100,000• The lung cancer rate in California is 74.1 per 100,000,
which has a statewide ban on smoking in public places
How Does Tobacco Affect My Life?