1. The Effects of Smoking

2. The Facts
About 47 million adults in the US smoke- even though ½ of these users will experience death or disability because of it!
Cigarette smoking is the single most preventable cause of premature death in the US
Each year 430,000 Americans die from smoking
1 in 5 deaths in the US is smoking related

3. All Cigarette Manufacturers must use one of these labels:
SURGEON GENERAL’S WARNING: Smoking Causes Lung Cancer, Heart Disease, Emphysema, And May Complicate Pregnancy.
SURGEON GENERAL’S WARNING: Cigarette Smoke Contains Carbon Monoxide.

4. Since the Surgeon General’s Report in 1964…
10 million people have died from causes attributed to smoking (heart disease, emphysema)
2 million were from lung cancer
Smoking TRIPLES the risk of dying from heart disease
Smokers die about seven years earlier than non-smokers

5. Starting Early…
80% of adult smokers state that they starting smoking before the age of 18. (you must be 18 in order to purchase cigarettes legally!)
Every day, nearly 3000 young people become regular smokers

6. The Effects on Your Body
Chronic bronchitis (inflammation of your breathing tubes)
Laryngitis (inflammation of your throat)
Emphysema (lung disease that destroys breathing capacity)
Cancer (of the lungs, mouth, esophagus…)

7. Stains the teeth
Reduces the body’s ability to taste and smell
Increases wrinkling of skin

8. It’s Addictive! Nicotine is addictive!
70% of adolescent smokers say they would have never started if they could choose again.
More than 400,000 people die from smoking-related diseases- that is more than from alcohol, crack, heroin, murder, suicide, car accidents, and AIDS COMBINED!

9. Lung Disease Emphysema Cancer

10. Healthy! (non-smoker) Not Healthy! (smoker)

12. Possible Types of CANCER caused by smoking…

13. When you stop…
8 hours
Nicotine and carbon monoxide levels in blood reduce by half, oxygen levels return to normal.   Circulation improves.
24 hours
Carbon monoxide and nicotine eliminated from the body.
48 hours
The decline in lung function and excess risk of lung cancer halts.

14. 1 month
Appearance improves – skin loses its grayish pallor and becomes less wrinkled
3 - 9 months
Coughs and wheezing declines
1 year 
The excess risk of a heart attack reduces by half compared to that of a smoker.
15 years
Risk of heart attack falls to the same as someone who has never smoked.

15. How much could you save?

16. Quit smoking a pack a day?
If you…
Quit smoking a pack a day?

17. A week?

18. A month?

19. A year?

20. What could you buy instead?