WHY YOU SHOULD NOT

SMOKE CIGARETTES?

By: Peter Dormevil

Anti-Smoking “AD”
• Tobacco kills more
people than AIDS,
Alcohol, Cocaine,
Homicides,
Suicides, Motor
Vehicle Crashes,
and Fires
combined.

• Tobacco related
diseases are
responsible for one
in 10 adult deaths
worldwide.
 The Health Risks of
SMOKING CIGARETTES
• Cardiovascular Disease
• Cancer
– Lung Cancer
– Mouth/Throat Cancer
– bladder, oral cavity, pharynx, larynx (voice
box), esophagus, cervix, kidney, lung,
pancreas, and stomach, and causes acute
myeloid leukemia
• Respiratory Disease and Other Effects
– infertility, preterm delivery, stillbirth, low birth
weight, and sudden infant death syndrome
(SIDS).1
– Postmenopausal women who smoke have
lower bone density
– Women have increased risk of bone density

• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

– Bronchitis
– Emphysema
• Loss Of
– Appetite
– Hair
– teeth
 Lung Cancer

lungs
diseased
with
emphysema,
lung cancer,
and chronic
bronchitis.

• The average smoker reduces his/her life expectancy by 17 years. 

 THROAT CANCER

Normal Neck
• Throat Cancer caused by
Smoking Cigarettes.
 Blockage of Vascular Supply
Gangrene and amputations
• Effects of
Smoking
Cigarettes. Cut
off Blood
circulation
leads to:
 Loss Of Hair/Teeth

• Effects of
smoking will
change your
appearance.

Non Smoker Smoker

 Ways To Quit Smoking
• Quitting is hard, but not quitting is even harder. The way to quit is
to START. Or contact 311, NY QUIT, where they will help you free
of charge to stop smoking.

• S = Set a quit date.

• T = Tell family, friends, and co-workers that you plan to quit.

• A = Anticipate and plan for the challenges you'll face while

quitting.

• R = Remove cigarettes and other tobacco products from your

home, car, and work.

• T = Talk to your doctor about getting help to quit.

 Please Stop Smoking
LIVE LONGER, AND HEALTIER,
• Save your life.
• Ask yourself is it
WORTH IT?
 Work Cited
• http://www.acsh.org/publications/pubID.377/pub
_detail.asp
• http://www.coolnurse.com/smoking_quit.htm
• http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/health_advice/facts/s
mokehealth.htm
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_smoking
• http://quitsmoking.about.com/cs/nicotinepatch/a/
healthrisks.htm
• http://quitsmoking.about.com/cs/nicotinepatch/a/
healthrisks.htm