The Negative Effects of Smoking

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The Negative Effects of Smoking

• By Matt VanHoose

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• Today I want to discuss
• Why people start smoking
• The addiction to cigarettes
• The effects on the body and wallet
• And how difficult it is to quit smoking

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Why People Start Smoking

• Most people start smoking when they are teens.
• Teens start smoking for 3 main reasons.
• To look mature
• To be like their friends
• And to experiment

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Why People Start Smoking cont.

• Adults smoke for other reasons.
• They may have a lot of stress and pressures.
• They could be unemployed.
• They may be homeless.
• They could be in bad marriages or relationships.

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• Now that we have discussed why people smoke,
  lets move on to
• Why people start smoking
• The addiction to cigarettes
• The effects on the body and wallet
• And how difficult it is to quit smoking

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The Addiction To Cigarettes

• The addiction to cigarettes is caused by a
  chemical called nicotine, which is both a
  stimulant and a depressant.
• Nicotine causes addiction by

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Nicotine Causes Addiction By

• Increasing the heart rate and blood pressure as a
  stimulant.
• This makes the body feel more alert and awake.
• And then by causing depression and fatigue as a
  depressant.
• This makes the body crave another cigarette, so
  that it can feel more alert and awake.

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• Now that we have discussed why people smoke, and
  the addiction to cigarettes, lets move on to
• Why people start smoking
• The addiction to cigarettes
• The effects on the body and wallet
• And how difficult it is to quit smoking

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The Effects on the Body and Wallet

• Smoking cigarettes
• Cigarettes kill 1 of every 3 long term users.
• Smoking slows lung growth, decreases lung
  function and reduces oxygen available for muscles
  used in sports and other activities.
• Cigarette smoke contains over 4,000 chemicals
  which can cause Cancer and other illnesses such
  as Emphysema.

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The Effects on the Body and Wallet

• Second-Hand Smoke
• Second-hand smoke is the third leading cause of
  death behind active smoking and alcohol abuse
• Second-hand smoke contains over 40 substances
  that are direct causes of lung cancer in humans.

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The Effects on the Body and Wallet

• Effects on the Wallet
• On average, a pack-a-day smoker spends 800-1200
  a year on cigarettes.
• Thats enough to buy 50 DVDs!
• Smokers also deal with health costs due to their
  habit, higher insurance bills and many other
  costs.

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• Now that we have discussed why people smoke, the
  addiction to cigarettes, and the effects on the
  body and wallet, lets move on to
• Why people start smoking
• The addiction to cigarettes
• The effects on the body and wallet
• And how difficult it is to quit smoking

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How Difficult it is to Quit Smoking

• Quitting smoking is so difficult because of
  nicotine addiction.
• 70 of smokers want to quit and 35 attempt to
  each year.
• Only 5 succeed
• Most relapse due to
• their addiction.

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Who Smokes?

• 22.3 of high school
• Students and 8.1 of
• Middle schoolers
• 20.9 of all adults
• 1 out of 5 people

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To Conclude

• Smoking has numerous negative effects
• And very few positives
• Hopefully now, you all will think twice about
  smoking cigarettes.