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In memory of –

Neil Nazareth

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 By Mr. Vincent Nazareth, Chairman,
Crusade Against Tobacco – a branch
of the Neil Charitable Trust

And

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Has GOD made you like this?

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 The final outcome

of all this!!

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 What’s In A Cigarette?

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 FACT
Cigarettes contain
over 4000 toxic
chemicals – 50 of
which are known
to cause cancer!
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 Tobacco contains…

Formaldehyde

Arsenic Ammonia
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 Methanol
(Rocket Fuel)

Acetone

Hydrogen
Cyanide
(Rat Poison)

Carbon Monoxide
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 Cigarettes contain:

• The same stuff used to preserve

dead frogs
• The same poison used to kill rats
• Nicotine, an insecticide found in
cigarettes

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 The three main components of inhaled
smoke are :

• Nicotine
• Carbon monoxide
• Tar

all of which can cause

disease.
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 Carbon monoxide
Carbon monoxide is a poisonous gas found in
car fumes, which reduces the amount of
oxygen carried in the blood. Oxygen is vital for
the body’s organs to function efficiently. The
reduction in oxygen changes the consistency
of the blood, making it thicker and putting the
heart under increased strain as it pumps blood
around the body.

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 Tar
Tar attaches to the linings of the lungs
and destroys its hair like projections
(cilia) which traps harmful particles
inhaled into the lungs. Tar also destroys
the lungs elasticity, making it harder to
pump much needed oxygen throughout
the body.

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 …and Nicotine

Nicotine is a
powerful mood-
altering substance
that is extremely
toxic and addictive

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 Facts about Nicotine
 A drug found only in the tobacco
leaf
 At low doses it can stimulate nerve
cells
 At high doses it is a poison that has
been used as an insecticide
 Two to three drops of pure nicotine
can kill you

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 What does Nicotine do?
When inhaled, nicotine first goes to the lungs and
bloodstream.
Within 7 seconds, one-quarter of the nicotine has gone
straight to the brain.
It has a powerful effect on the brain and the central
nervous system.
Causes your brain to release a "pleasure" chemical called
Dopamine. Nicotine receptors on your nerve endings
receive the Dopamine and create "Happy" nerve cells.
It's Dopamine that gives you a false sense of well-being,
and soon the body wants more and more Dopamine on a
regular basis. This is the beginning of an addiction.
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 The cilia usually act like little
brooms to sweep out harmful dirt,
but when you smoke cigarettes,
the cilia can't work because they're
covered in sticky tar.
That means that dirt can stay in
the lungs and cause problems.

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 The Life Cost
• Globally, 1 person dies every 7 seconds from
smoking related diseases

• A smoker loses an average of 13.8 years of life

• From 1000 young smokers, the risks of dying are

that 1 will be murdered, 6 will die in car accidents,
and 500 will die from diseases caused by smoking

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 Cigarette Smoke
One of the largest interferences with clean air

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 Smoking
Short-Term Effects
Get more colds / sickness
Sore throat
Headaches
High Blood Pressure

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 Smoking
Long-term Effects`
Hardening of blood vessels in
heart & brain
Increased risk of heart attack & stroke
Lung Diseases (emphysema & bronchitis)
Increased risk of cancer
Stomach problems
& Other illnesses

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 Health Effects
Mouth – bad breath,
gum disease, tooth
decay, tongue & mouth
Eyes – cancer
cataracts
& blindness

Brain – nicotine can

be as addictive as heroin
and alters how the brain
works. It can increases
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 Health Effects

Stomach Cancer
and Ulcers

Skin damage –
wrinkles, dry skin,
psoriasis, yellow fingers
and stained fingernails

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 Health Effects
Lung disease – asthma,
emphysema, bronchitis,
COPD, and cancer
Healthy Lung Diseased Lung

Asthma

Emphysema Cancer
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 Health Effects
Coronary heart disease

Heart Disease – heart

attacks, high blood pressure,
arteriosclerosis, aortic aneurysm,
and cancer

Cancer

Arteriosclerosis
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 Health Effects
Poor circulation –
peripheral vascular disease,
gangrene, amputation

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 So Why Do we Start
to Smoke?
• Curious – experimenting
• Peer Pressure
• Parents or friends smoke
• Looks cool
• Want to fit in
• What other reasons

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 What Tobacco Companies
say
• Smoking is sexy.
• Smoking makes you
glamorous.
• Smoking is cool.
• Smoking makes you attractive.
• Smoking makes you thin.
• Smoking reduces stress.

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 Smoking Is Not Sexy
•Yellowed teeth and nicotine-
stained fingertips and
fingernails!
•Wrinkles! Especially around
the mouth – making you look old
faster

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 Cigarette Companies say
that ‘smoking is
glamorous’ -
• See for yourself in the next
slide
• The following images can
be drastic

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 So how cool is smoking?
A Pack of Lies Really, smoking gives you:
• Stained teeth & bad breath
• More wrinkles
• Smelly clothes
• False sense of security
• A pawn in the tobacco industry
• High price of cigarettes
• Less money
• An addiction
• Long-term negative health
consequences
• Who wants to kiss a smoker?

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 Smoking isn’t cool
• You think tobacco is cool. No
tobacco is not cool. Remove the
“C” and add an “F” and you
become ONE BIG FOOL
• COOL people don’t smoke

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 Smoking isn’t attractive
• Who Wants To Date a Smoker?

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 • Does SHE look ATTRACTIVE??
• THE ANSWER IS YOURS
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 “THIN” isn’t HE???

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 “THIN” isn’t she??

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 Does smoking help stress?

• Many people think that smoking

cigarettes helps to calm them down.

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 • Nicotine is a stimulant and acts
as a 'pick-me-up'. It releases
chemicals in your brain, called
neurotransmitters and it is
thought that these can improve
mood and make you feel better.

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 • However, this only lasts for a
short period of time because
withdrawal from nicotine
gradually makes you feel worse
and your good mood is only
restored when the craving is
satisfied with another cigarette.

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• The relief is only temporary - stress will
return and you will soon need to smoke
another cigarette

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 • smoking does not solve your
problems, it only hides them -
the cause of the problem
remains, and

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 • smoking actually causes more stress than
it relieves - scientific studies show that
after giving up, stress levels decrease

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