3. SMOKING: A DEADLY
STATITICS
1.3 billion people worldwide smoke.
6000 billion cigarette sticks are smoked worldwide
every year.
4.9 million death every year worldwide due to tobacco
smoking (WHO) will reach to 10 million by 2020, 70% of
which will occur in developing countries.
INDIA – 6,35,000 people die from tobacco related
diseases every year (WHO)
4 lakh cases of cancer, 13 lakh cases of heart
ailments, 80 to 90% of lung cancer cases due to
smoking.
Pattern of Consumption l
54% Beedis 27% Pan Masala, Snuff, Chewing tobacco,
19% Cigarette
55,000 children start smoking in an year. Indian’s smoke
90 billion cigarettes an year. At an average Rs. 2 a
cigarette Rs. 180 billion goes up in smoke.
According to Indian Council of Medical Research the cost
of treating tobacco related diseases and cancers was Rs.
2776 crores. Whereas the value of tobacco products sold
nation wide is about 24,400 crores. If this trend goes
unchecked 13% of all deaths in India would be solely due
4. The Facts
Smoking:
• 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&n
5. 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 regular smokers (source:
www.smokingstatistics.org)
• Smoking causes 80% of all drug related
deaths
(Source:
www.cyh.com)
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7. SMOKE –
A DEADLY MIXTURE
BURNING CIGARETTES AT TEMP. 9000C
PRODUCES, A DEADLY MIXTURE OF
3500
CHEMICAL
SUBSTANCES.
A
PERSON WHO SMOKES 20 CIGARETTES
MAKES 78,000 PUFFS AN YEAR. EACH
PUFF HAS 15 BILLION PARTICLES!!
THESE
ARE
THE
CHEMICALS:
NICOTINE, TAR, PYRIDINE, METHYL
ALCOHOL,
AMMONIA,
CARBON
MONOXIDE, FORMALDEHYDE, BENZOPY
RENE, PHENOLS, ARSENIC, FORMIC
ACID, HYDROGEN CYANIDE etc.
AND EVEN INCLUDING INSECTICIDES
AND RADIOACTIVE POLONIUM 210.
THESE CHEMICALS ABSORBED INTO
THE BLOOD, REACHES EVERY ORGAN
SYSTEM IN THE BODY AND ARE CANCER
CAUSING, MUTAGENIC AND TUMOR
CAUSING.
8. GASES
CARBON MONOXIDE
POISONOUS
HYDROCYANIC ACID
CILIOTOXIN AND IRRITANT
ACETALDEHYDE
CILIOTOXIN AND IRRITANT
ACROLEIN
CILIOTOXIN AND IRRITANT
AMMONIA
CILIOTOXIN AND IRRITANT
FORMALDEHYDE
CILIOTOXIN AND IRRITANT
OXIDES OF NITROGEN
CILIOTOXIN AND IRRITANT
NITROSOAMINES
CILIOTOXIN AND IRRITANT
HYDROZINE
CILIOTOXIN AND IRRITANT
VINYL CHLORIDE
CILIOTOXIN AND IRRITANT
9. Over 4000 Chemicals!!!!
(60 of which are carcinogenic)
Source: www.willwilliams.co.uk/common-issues/smoking/whats-in-a-cigarette)
Image courtesy of ClipArt
13. KILLER WEED
The Portuguese introduced tobacco in India 400
years ago. Tobacco consumption has been rising
from that time.
The tobacco fact sheet is scary. Tobacco is the
second major cause of death in the world. It is
currently responsible for the death of one in 10
adults worldwide (about five million deaths each
year). If current smoking pattern continue, it
will cause some 10 million deaths each year by
2020. Half the people that smoke today – that is
about 650 million people – will eventually be
killed by tobacco.
According to the Indian Council for Medical
Research (ICMR) the cost of treating tobacco
related disorders like COPD, CAD and cancers
was Rs. 2,776 crores whereas the value of
tobacco products sold nation wide was about Rs.
24,400 crores. If this trend goes unchecked 13
per cent of all deaths in India would be solely
due to tobacco. Eight lakh people die every year,
2,200 deaths per day and 90 per hour.
The Government of India has passed an antitobacco legislation. “The Cigarettes and Other
Tobacco Products Act 2003”, which came into
force on May 1, 2004. This replaces the Cigarette
Act 1975. If this act is enforced fully, there can be
14.
15. Ways to quit
smoking
Immediate:
Stop at once. This has been found
to be the best way to quit smoking.
But in the case of heavy smokers
and those who have been smoking
for a long time. “Cold Turkey” may
not be the best method.
Gradual:
Reduce the number of cigarettes
gradually each day till you reach
the no smoking stage. Another
option is to delay lighting up
another cigarette until you can go
through a day without smoking.
16. Good Reason for Quitting
Quitting smoking is one of the most important
things you will ever do:
• You will live longer and live better
• Quitting will lower your chance of
having a heart attack, stroke or
cancer.
• If you are pregnant, quitting
smoking
will
improve
your
chances of having a healthy baby.
• The people you live with,
especially your children, will be
healthier.
• You will have extra money to
spend on things other than
cigarettes.
17. 1. Get Ready
•
Set a quit date
•
Change your environment
1.
Get rid of ALL cigarettes and ashtrays in
your home, car, and place of work.
2.
Don’t let people smoke in your home.
•
Review your past attempts to quite. Think about
what worked and what did not.
•
Once you quit, don’t smoke – NOT EVEN A
PUFF!
18. Special Situations or Conditions
• Studies suggest that everyone can quit
smoking. Your situation or condition can
give you a special reason to quit.
• Pregnant women/new mothers: By quitting,
you protect your baby’s health and your own.
• Hospitalized patients: By quitting, you
reduce health problems and help healing.
• Heart attack patients: By quitting, you
reduce your risk of a second heart attack.
• Lung, head, and neck cancer patients: By
quitting, you reduce your chance of a second
cancer.
• Parents of children and adolescents: By
quitting, you protect your children and
adolescents from illnesses caused by secondhand smoke.