Brandi Settegast, Department of Biological Sciences, Honors College Susan Eve, Faculty Mentor, Honors College

 The harmful effects of cigarette smoking have been known for many years  Surgeon General’s Report  First published in 1964, based on 7,000 studies, established link between smoking and lung cancer  Although the number of smokers has decreased, it is still too high  45.3 million adults in the U.S.  Millions are exposed to secondhand smoke

 Responsible for 1 in every 5 deaths  438,000 deaths each year  Causes many cancers  Lung, bladder, cervix, pancreas, mouth, throat, voice box, stomach and kidney  Causes heart disease  Doubles risk of stroke  Causes Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

 Lung cancer kills more women than breast cancer  20,000-25,000 people have lung cancer, 80-90% are women  Lowers bone density  Decreases fertility  Smoking during pregnancy  Increases risk of miscarriage, preterm birth, stillbirth, low birth weight, and SIDS

 Composed of mainstream smoke and side- stream smoke  Consists of 250 chemicals  50 are carcinogenic  Increases risk of heart disease 25-30%  22, ,900 deaths each year  Increases risk of lung cancer 20-30%  3,400 deaths each year  No safe level of exposure

 Quitting is hard because it is an addiction and a habit  Many go through withdrawal  Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT)  Patch, Gum, Lozenge, Nasal spray, Inhaler  Prescriptions  Wellbutrin®, Zyban®, Chantix®  Support Groups  Nicotine Anonymous, QUITNOW

 Women and are students at UNT  2 groups: Experimental and Control  Each group will view a PowerPoint presentation  Each group will take a short quiz before and after the presentation  Follow-up quiz 2 weeks later  The experimental group will receive information about smoking  The control group will receive sources for more information

 Finding a mentor  Institutional Review Board (IRB)  Recruiting participants  Time

 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services  Surgeon General’s Report  Center for Disease Control and Prevention   National Cancer Institute   American Cancer Society 

 Dr. Susan Eve, Honors College  Dr. Gloria Cox, Honors College  Nancy and Harlin Settegast, Parents Contact Information