A LIT UP CIGARETTE!!

Introduction Smoking is one of the worst things kids or adults can do to their bodies. Every single day nearly 4,400 kids between the ages 12 and 17 start smoking.

Why do kids smoke?? Peer pressure. Curiosity It’s cool. It’s doing something dangerous - something grown-ups don't want them to do. Peer pressure. Grown up around people who smoke. Adults do it...why can’t I?

What you’ve heard, that kids don’t realise!!! You've probably heard that smoking and tobacco use can cause cancer and heart disease. That's true, but sometimes kids can't really think that far into the future to worry about an illness they might not get for 20 years. Some of the problems that might affect kids more quickly: bad breath yellow teeth smelly clothes more colds and coughs difficulty keeping up with friends when playing sports Empty wallet - cigarettes and tobacco products are very expensive!

What is Smoking and Smokeless Tobacco? Tobacco is a plant that can be smoked in cigarettes, pipes, or cigars. It's the same plant that's in smokeless tobacco, known as dip, chew, snuff, spit, or chewing tobacco. Smokeless tobacco is not lit and breathed in like tobacco in cigarettes, pipes, and cigars. Instead, smokeless tobacco is put between the lip and gum and sucked on inside the mouth.

What is the main ingredient in tobacco? Tobacco contains nicotine, a chemical that causes a tingly or good feeling - but that feeling only lasts for a little while. Nicotine is also addictive that means that if you start to use nicotine, your body and mind will become so used to it that you’d need to have it just to feel OK. Tobacco plant

What's It Like? Usually, people don't like smoking or chewing tobacco at first. Your body is smart, and it knows when it's being poisoned. When people try smoking for the first time, they often cough a lot and feel pain or burning in their throat and lungs. This is your lungs' way of trying to protect you and tell you to keep them smoke free. Also, many people say that they feel sick in their stomachs or even throw up. If someone accidentally swallows chewing tobacco, they may be sick for hours.

Why Is It So Bad for You? Cigarettes and smokeless tobacco kill hundreds of thousands of people every year. The nicotine and other poisonous chemicals in tobacco cause lots of diseases, like heart problems and some kinds of cancer. If you smoke, you hurt your lungs and heart each time. It also can make it more difficult for blood to move around in the body, so smokers may feel tired and cranky. The longer you smoke, the worse the damage becomes.

Some Side Effects of Smoking Smokers are more likely to be absent from work than non-smokers. Smokers tend to get more medical costs, to see physicians more often , and to be admitted to the hospital more often and for longer periods than non-smokers. Smokers have a lower survival rate after surgery compared to that of non-smokers because of damage to the body's host defences, delayed wound healing, and reduced immune response. Periodontitis is a serious gum disease that can result in the loss of teeth and bone loss. Smoking is causally related to periodontitis. This may be because smoking affects the body's ability to fight infection and repair tissue.

Effects of Smoking on the Body Organ Short Term effects Long Term effects Brain head-aches Stop body parts from working & KILLS YOU Eyes cannot focus Go Blind Ears become a little deaf Totally Deaf Mouth yellow teeth, bad breath Mouth Cancer Skin wrinkles Skin Cancer Heart strokes, increases heart beat Heart Disease Lungs asthma Lung Cancer Stomach problems for un-born babies Stomach Cancer Limbs shaky hands Amputated limbs

Parts of a Cigarette!!!!

The black colour in this lung is due to cigarette smoke!!!!!

Damaged toes due to poor blood circulation- will lead to amputation

Expansion of finger ends- associated with breathing and heart problems!