Smoking Cigarettes
Presented by Shane Giaccani and Wyatt Lawrason
What does tobacco use lead to?
- tobacco use leads to disease and disability
- smoking causes Cancer, Heart Disease, stroke, and lung diseases including emphysema, bronchitis, and chronic airway obstruction
Dont puff your life away!
some statistics on smoking
- smokers(on average) die 13-14 years earlier than non smokers
- 3,900 smokers in the U.S. between the ages of 12 and 17 smoke their first cigarettes
- approximately 70% of smokers want to quit completely
- the death toll in the u.s. is 443,000 annually
all sorts of chemicals found in cigarretts
there are many chemicals found in cigarettes. some of which are:
- butane
- nicotine
- paint
- rocket fuel
- methane
Ways to quit smoking cigarettes
- Set up a quit date
- Write down all the reasons why you should quit smoking
- And as your planning or getting ready to quit, stop buying cartons of cigarettes
Sources
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