5. Tobacco Toll
4 million death
globally
8-9 lakh deaths in
India
2200 die of tobacco
use every day in India
Social cost of tobacco
related diseases is
27700 crore
Tobacco the Killer
6. Type of tobacco
Smoking: 15%-20%
of the tobacco
consumed in the form
cigarette
55% in the form
beedis
Smokeless tobacco:
25%-30% in the form
of chewing, snuff etc
Tobacco the Killer
7. Panmasala
1000 gutkha and panmala manufacturing
units
Panmasala entered in Kerala on 1993
35000 kilogram is using every month in
Kerala
Smokeless tobacco consists of dried
leaves and stems of the plant Nicotinia
Tobaccum
8. Contents of smokeless tobacco
28 Carcinogens
Nicotine
Formaldehyde
Acetaldehyde
Crotonaldehyde
Hydrazine
Arsenic
Nickel
Cadmium
Benzopyrene
Polonium
Microscopic abrasives
Cancer to lungs &
respiratory system
Bladder and breast cancer
Nasal cancer
Leukemia
Liver and brain cancer
9. Smokeless tobacco causes cancer
8 lakh new cancer
cases in India every
year
50% of cancer among
men & 20% among
female are tobacco
related
Six fold increased risk
of oral cavity cancer
Tobacco the Killer
10. Smokeless tobacco causes cancer
Cancer of Mouth
Throat
Lungs
Larynx
Oesophagus
Urinary bladder
Pancreas
Cervix
Tobacco the Killer
18. Warning signs
A mouth sore that bleeds easily or fails to
heal
A painless lump, thickening or soreness in
the mouth, throat or tongue
Soreness or swelling that persists
A white or red patch in the mouth that
persists
Difficulty in chewing, swallowing or moving
tongue or jaw
19. Preventive measures
Control over glamorous advertisement & marketing of
tobacco products
Protect children from becoming addictive to tobacco
Generating awareness regarding the ill effects of
tobacco use
Declaring public institution as tobacco free
Involvement of health personnel in awareness campaign
Showing prominent warning on tobacco products
Eliminate sponsorship by tobacco campaign of any
public events
Increase in taxes on tobacco products
20. Smoking
Tobacco & its contents
4000 chemicals – causes cancer and
dangerous to health
21.
22. Tobacco & its contents
Nicotine Severely addictive
drug found in tobacco
smoke
Increase heart rate
and blood pressure
Constricts blood
vessels
Reducing blood flow
to many organs
23. Tobacco & its contents
Tar
Carbon monoxide
Tar contains dozens of
chemicals that causes
cancer
Tobacco smoke makes
the heart beat faster
Gas takes the place of
oxygen in the blood
Reducing the ability of
blood to deliver oxygen to
various body tissues
26. Health hazards of tobacco use
Tobacco & Lung Diseases
Chronic Obstructive
Lung Diseases
Bronchial asthma
Respiratory infection
Progressively
disabling diseases
Rarely reversible
Prolonged suffering
Obstruction or
narrowing of the small
airways in the lungs .
27.
28.
29. Health hazards of tobacco use
Heart & Blood vessel diseases
Arthrosclerosis
Heart attack
Stroke
Peripheral vascular
diseases
Smoking damages
the lining of blood
vessels and leads to
fat deposition
Narrowing of leg
arteries leading to
blockage
30. Health hazards of tobacco use
Lung cancer
Lung cancer kills more people than any
other type of cancer
80% of these deaths are caused by
smoking
31.
32. Health hazards of tobacco use
Cancer of mouth and throat
Smoking is a risk factor associated with
the larynx, oral cavity and esophagus
33. Health hazards of tobacco use
Breast cancer
Increased risk of breast cancer associated
with long term passive smoke exposure
34.
35. Health hazards of tobacco use
Reproductive problems
Impotence in men
Abnormal sperm and a lower than average
sperm count
36. Health hazards of tobacco use
Eye problem
Early cataract
Degeneration of the retina
Partial or complete blindness
37.
38. Smoker Vs. Nonsmokers
20 – 25 times risk of lung cancer
2 -3 times risk of having a heart attack
3 times risk of sudden death
30 – 60% more sick days
39.
40. Passive Smoking
Burning end of the cigarette has very high
concentration of dangerous chemicals
Three times more nicotine and tar
50 times more cancer causing substances
Risk of cancer and heart attack for
spouses of smokers
Lung cancer and nasal sinus cancer
41.
42.
43.
44. Passive smoking
Low birth weight babies
Sudden infant death syndrome
Bronchitis, Pneumonia
Middle Ear Infection
Severity of asthma
Reduced rate of lung growth
48. The Cigarettes And Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of
Advertisement And Regulation Of Trade And Commerce,
Production, Supply And Distribution) Act,2003
Rules to be enforced from May 1, 2004
Prohibition of smoking in public places
Prohibition of advertisement of cigarettes
and other tobacco products
Prohibition of sale to minors
49.
50. Prohibition of advertisement of cigarettes and other
tobacco products (section 4)
Act prohibits all types of direct and indirect
adv. And any promotion of tobacco
products
Protect people from being misled
Prevent fresh users from picking up the
habit
Protect children and adolescent from
being attracted to tobacco products
51.
52. Effective Tobacco Packages
warning (section 8)
All tobacco products will have to bear the
specified health warning
Warn consumers about ill effects and
harmful constituents
Cautioning potential users
53.
54. Ban on sale of tobacco products to minors and
within 100 yards f educational institutions
(section 6)
Sale of tobacco to a person under the age
of eighteen years is a punishable offence
Mandates that such sign be displayed at
all points of sale
55. Ban on smoking in public places
(section 3)
Acts prohibits smoking in public places
Restaurants, auditoriums, hospital
building, airports, railway waiting rooms,
amusement centres, public offices, court
buildings, educational institutions, libraries
and other open places where people
gather
56.
57. All tobacco products will be
regulated (section 11)
Monitor the ingredients and emission of
tobacco products
58. Tobacco control & Human rights
Right to clean air
Right of the children
Non smokers are
forced to inhale
tobacco smoke in
public places
Rights of the born and
unborn children are
violated when they
are exposed to
tobacco smoke
