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A BUNDLE THAT CONTAINS APPROX 4000
CHEMICALS
DIAGRAM OF A
CIGARETTE.
1. FILTER MADE OF
95% CELLULOSE
ACETATE.
2. TIPPING PAPER TO
COVER THE FILTER.
3. ROLLING PAPER
TO COVER THE
TOBACCO.
4. TOBACCO BLEND.
Nicotine reaches the brain and every body part within 10
seconds after smoke is inhaled.
Carbon monoxide binds to hemoglobin in red blood cells,
preventing affected cells from carrying a full load of oxygen.
Hydrogen cyanide – the lungs contain tiny hairs (cilia) that
help to clean the lungs by moving foreign substances out.
Hydrogen cyanide stops this lung clearance system from
working properly, which means the poisonous chemicals in
tobacco smoke can build up inside the lungs. Other
chemicals in smoke that damage the lungs include
hydrocarbons, nitrous oxides, organic acids, phenols and
oxidising agents.
Free radicals – these highly reactive chemicals can
damage the heart muscles and blood vessels. They react with
cholesterol, leading to the build-up of fatty material on
artery walls. Their actions lead to heart disease, stroke and
blood vessel disease.
Metals – tobacco smoke contains dangerous metals
including arsenic, cadmium and lead. Several of these metals
are carcinogenic.
Cancer-causing agents (carcinogens) in tobacco
smoke damage important genes that control the
growth of cells, causing them to grow abnormally or
to reproduce too rapidly.
Tar – a sticky substance that coats your lungs like soot in a
chimney, making it harder for you to breathe, and that contains
dozens of chemicals that cause cancer.
asthma
Cancer—cancer in
kidney ,lung cancer
,mouth cancer,
pancreatic cancer
Respiratory diseases
Ulser
Pregrency complication
Increase the chances of
heart attack.
Influenza.
Female infertility.
Increases the risk of
tuberculosisThere are many more………….
An interesting thing for the healthy girls.
1]According to a report cigarette reduces weight of about 7 pounds(3 and half kg).
2]It reduces the appetite.
3] it is because it reduces the sense of taste and smell.
WHY DO PEOPLE USE IT [1]Stress and emotion [2] Depression (feeling of
lonliness)[3]Peer pressure[4]to maintain balance with society[5]teenagers feel that it makes them more attractive and matured.[6]background i.e our family,(what do they feel about smoking).
1]by motivating ourselves in cases of
depressing situation .This could be done by
listening to motivating songs and videos.
2]by reading about diseases caused due to
smoking and what is the situation of smokers
when they smoke.
3]handling peer pressure.
Sharing our problems with our family and
with those who could give correct
suggestions.
*through educating people about the harmfulness of consuming it .
Graphical warnings on cigarette packs.
Television advertisement to stop using cigarette and banning adds to promote its use .
. *imposing high taxes by government on the tobacco
factories.
Useful telephone numbers
Smoking cessation advice in the workplace Call Vibeke Soersdal on 020 7251 1551 E-mail [email protected]
Smoking prevention services for young people Call Alice McClelland on 020 7251 155 E-mail [email protected]
NHS Smoking Helpline 0800 169 0 169Open 7am - 11pm every day. Senior advisors (counsellors) available 10am -11pm.Answerphone out of hours.
NHS Pregnancy Smoking Helpline 0800 169 9 169 Open 12 midday - 9pm every day. Answerphone out of hours. Call-back service offered
NHS Asian Tobacco HelplinesAll lines open Tuesday 1pm - 9pm. Answerphone out of hours. Call-back service offered Urdu - 0800 169 0 881 Punjabi - 0800 169 0 882 ,Hindi - 0800 169 0 883 ,Gujarati - 0800 169 0 884 ,Bengali - 0800 169 0 885 Textphone users should call 0800 169 0 171 QuitLine Smoking Helpline 0800 00 22 00Open 9am - 9pm every day Ethnic Tobacco Helplines All lines open Tuesday 1pm - 9pm Bengali (mon) 0800 00 22 44 ,Gujarati (tue) 0800 00 22 55 ,Hindi (wed) 0800 00 22 66 ,Punjabi (thu) 0800 00 22 77 ,
Urdu (sun) 0800 00 22 88 Turkish & Kurdish (thu 1-5pm + sun 1-9pm) 0800 00 22 99