Smoking

1. Duhok Polytechnic University
Technical College Of Health /Shekhan
Nursing Department
Subject / Health Promotion
Academic Year /2023-2024
3rd Stage / 2nd Semester
Smoking among adult in kurdistan region and
strategies to control it
PREPARED BY :
Zhyan Ahmad
Avan Safari
Noora Ahmad
SUPERVISED BY :
Rebar Yahya

2. Outline
What is tobacco ?
Common tobacco products
Facts about Smoking
Types of tobacco smoke exposure
Risks of smoking
Prevalence
Benefits of quitting
Strategies to control smoking among adults
Reference

3. What is tobacco ?
• Tobacco is a plant grown for its leaves, which
are dried and fermented before being put in
tobacco products.
• Tobacco contains nicotine, an ingredient that
can lead to addiction.

5. Facts about Smoking
• Each cigarette you smoke shortens your life by 14
minutes.
• 1/3rd of world population-Smoker
• Three million deaths annually because of smoking -
means one death after every 8 seconds.

6. Types of tobacco smoke
exposure
First hand smoke
exposure
Second hand smoke exposure
Third hand smoke
exposure

8. Prevalence

10.  in 2013 prevalence of smoking in Kurdistan region was 18%.
In 2021 increased about 23%.
The prevalence of smoking is as high as 43% among the age group
of 15-25 year-olds in the Kurdistan Region.
Prevalence of smoking in kurdistan

12. If we are quite smoking can we return
to normal life ?

13. Benefits of quitting
• 12 hours: the carbon monoxide level in your blood
returns to normal.
• 2-12 weeks: blood circulation and lung function begin
to improve.
• 1 year: the increased risk of having a heart attack is
reduced by half.

14. Benefits of quitting Cont.
• 5 years: risk of a stroke is reduced to the same risk as
a person who never smoked.
• 10 years: the risk of lung cancer is reduced.
• 15 years: the risk of heart disease is that of a
nonsmoker.

15. Strategies to control smoking among
adults
Primary prevention
 Health education
 Far from places or friends that may stimulate smoking
 Prevention can take the form of policy-level measures, such as
 Increased taxation of tobacco products.
 Regulating who can purchase tobacco products; how and where they can be
purchased; where and when they can be used (i.e., smoke-free policies in restaurants,
and other public places).
 Restrictions on advertising and mandatory health warnings on packages.

16.  Secondary prevention
 Health education
 Set a quit day
 Psychological support
• Tell family, friends, and co-workers that you plan to quit.
• Participation in smoking cessation program
 Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) : Patch , Gum, Nasal spray, Inhaler.
 Non nicotine pharmacotherapy ( bupropion and varenicline )
 Plan what to do instead of smoking.

17.  https://www.google.com/search/primary prevention of smoking
 https://www.macrotrends.net/countries/IRQ/iraq/smoking-rate-statistics
 https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/story/28705-A-person-dies-every-20-minutes-in-Iraq-due-to-
smoking-related-health-issues%C2%A0
 https://cms7files1.revize.com/quincyma/Document%20Center/Department/Health/Health%20Data%20
and%20Reports/Smoking%20and%20Tobacco%20Presentation.pdf
 https://smokingcessationleadership.ucsf.edu/sites/smokingcessationleadership.ucsf.edu/files/Download
s/Presentations/CADCA_MYTI_7-23-14.pptx
Reference