SMOKING • GROUP MEMBERS:- • M.Hamza (150707) • Nabeel Ehsan (150698) • Hassan Javed (150584) • Usama Wakee (150668) • Ahmed Jamal (150611) • M.Daniyal Sharif (150671) • Ahmed Muazzam (150659) • Uzair Khan (150662)

Content Introduction Causes The consequences Health & effects Possible solutions Opinion/method Conclusion

What is smoking ? Smoking is a practice in which a substance is burned and the resulting smoke breathed in to be tasted and absorbed into the bloodstream. Most commonly the substance is the dried leaves of the tobacco plant which have been rolled into a small square of rice paper to create a small, round cylinder called a “Cigarette". 

Smoking ingredients

Reasons for smoking Peer- pressure Advertising Stress Relief Parental Influence Social Rewards

Health effects

Consequences Health diseases Waste money Waste energy

Solutions Nicotine gum Advertisements on risk of smoking Increase price of cigarettes Age limits for purchasing cigarettes Warning labels Awareness campaigns

Reasons for quitting: Smoking is addictive Smoking kills Smoking is expensive

Lung differences

Benefits for quitting General health improves More energy Save money Sense of taste & smell improves Set an example for young people

Facts Smoking reduces life expectancy by 7 to 8 years 400,000 deaths annually in USA Estimated to causes 10 million deaths per year worldwide in 2020 About 15 billion of cigarettes are sold daily 28% of the youth in Islamabad is addicted to tobacco smoking. It has become fashion for students to smoke Hookah in Hookah Lounges.

How to quit S = Set a quit date T = Tell family, friends that you plan to quit A = Anticipate & plan for the challenges you’ll face will smoking R = Remove cigarettes & tobacco from your home, car … T = Talk to your Dr. about getting help to quit

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