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Fit or Unfit ? One in Four British Women Smoke Smoking is the largest cause of preventable cancer deaths in Britain.

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2 Fit or Unfit ?

3 One in Four British Women Smoke

4 Smoking is the largest cause of preventable cancer deaths in Britain

5 In Britain 32,000 people die from Lung cancer each year

6 One or Two a day is enough to cause lung cancer

7 If a box of 20 costs £4 You Smoke 20 a day Each week costs you £28 That’s £1456 per year If you smoke for 40 years that’s £58,000

8 What’s actually in a cigarette ? How many different substances does it contain ?

9 TAR Black stick liquid, used in road surfacing Forms a coating on your lungs Causes breathing problems Causes lung cancer

10 Nicotine An addictive Drug It goes straight into the blood stream Makes the heart beat faster Causes heart problems

11 Carbon Monoxide Poisonous gas Replaces some of the oxygen in the blood Leads to heart disease and other health problems

12 So What does smoking do to you ?

13 If you are lucky …

14 In Females … Ages your skin Harms unborn children Combined with the contraceptive pill it increases risk of heart disease

15 In Males … Causes Impotence Lowers sperm count Increases risk of heart attack

16 If you are Unlucky …

17 Heart disease Emphysema Stroke Lung disease Other diseases Other cancers Deaths caused by Smoking

18 Emphysema Lung with Tar (black)

19 Lung with Tar (black) and Cancer (white)

20 Smoker's Tongue with growths

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23 Fit or Unfit ?

24 Make a Poster about The effects of Smoking on your health Include as many scientific facts as possible Explain what smoking does to you


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